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NHTSA campaign 12V087000

Coachmen Recall 12V-087: PRNDL CABLE

NHTSA recall 12V087000 was reported by COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC on March 5, 2012, with 1,449 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Coachmen Encounter and Coachmen Mirada for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on March 2, 2012, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 12V087000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
12V087000 (also written 12V-087 or 12V087)
Filed by
COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC
Report received
Potentially affected
1,449 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Power Train — Automatic Transmission — Gear Position Indication (PRNDL)
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V087000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Coachmen

  • Coachmen Encounter

    • 2012 · Vehicles built February 1, 2010 – February 17, 2012 (per NHTSA)

  • Coachmen Mirada

    • 2012 · Vehicles built February 1, 2010 – February 17, 2012 (per NHTSA)
All Coachmen recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V087000.

Defect description

COACHMEN RV IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 MIRADA AND ENCOUNTER RECREATIONAL VEHICLES BUILT ON A FORD F-53 CHASSIS, MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 1, 2010, THROUGH FEBRUARY 17, 2012. THE GEAR SHIFTER’S CABLE MAY BREAK AT THE ATTACHMENT TO THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SELECTOR ARM ASSEMBLY MOUNTED ON THE STEERING COLUMN. IF THE CABLE BREAKS, THE TRANSMISSION GEAR INDICATOR IN THE GEAR DISPLAY IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL REMAIN IN THE FIRST GEAR POSITION REGARDLESS OF THE GEAR SELECTED.

Safety consequence

AN INCORRECT GEAR INDICATION IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MAY PREVENT THE DRIVER FROM KNOWING IF THEY ARE IN PARK OR REVERSE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

COACHMEN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR ARM ASSEMBLY AND THE GEAR SHIFTER’S CABLE ASSEMBLY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 2, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT COACHMEN RV AT 1-800-453-6064.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V087000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.