NHTSA campaign 98V240002
Coachmen Recall 98V240002: COACHMEN/MAGNETEK/POWER CONVERTER
NHTSA recall 98V240002 was reported by COACHMEN RV COMPANY on October 1, 1998, with 215 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Coachmen Starflyte and Coachmen Van Camper for model years 1998–1999.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 98V240002
- Filed by
- COACHMEN RV COMPANY
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 215 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System — Wiring
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V240002. 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 Starflyte
Coachmen Van Camper
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V240002.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 45 AMP MAGNETEK POWER CONVERTERS. A WEAKENED BYPASS CAPACITOR ON THE CONVERTER'S PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD CAN CAUSE A BREAKDOWN OF THE CAPACITOR ALLOWING ELECTRICAL CURRENT LEAKAGE.
Safety consequence
ELECTRICAL CURRENT LEAKAGE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
MAGNETEK IS REPLACING THESE POWER CONVERTERS.
Notes
MAGNETEK IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION FOR THIS RECALL. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REPLACEMENT CONVERTERS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACTMAGNETEK AT 1-219-356-7100, EXT. 469, ORCOACHMEN AT 1-219-825-5821. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 98V240002
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.