The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CLASS A AND C MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLIES BUILT BY AM-SAFE. ON SOME SEAT BELTS, THE BUCKLE AND CONNECTOR MAY UNLATCH DURING A COLLISION.
The risk
SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH COULD OCCUR IF THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT IS NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED.
The remedy
AM-SAFE IN NOTIFYING CUSTOMERS THAT THEY WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES FREE OF CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Coachmen Catalina | 1999, 2000 |
| Coachmen Leprechaun | 1999, 2000 |
| Coachmen Mirada | 1999, 2000 |
| Coachmen Pathfinder | 1999, 2000 |
| Coachmen Santara | 1999, 2000 |
| Coachmen Sportscoach | 1999, 2000 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coachmen Catalina | 1999 | 5 | 2 |
| Coachmen Catalina | 2000 | 6 | 4 |
| Coachmen Leprechaun | 1999 | 4 | 1 |
| Coachmen Leprechaun | 2000 | 3 | 2 |
| Coachmen Mirada | 1999 | 2 | 1 |
| Coachmen Mirada | 2000 | 2 | 2 |
| Coachmen Pathfinder | 1999 | 1 | 1 |
| Coachmen Pathfinder | 2000 | 1 | 2 |
| Coachmen Santara | 1999 | 5 | 2 |
| Coachmen Santara | 2000 | 2 | 2 |
| Coachmen Sportscoach | 1999 | 1 | 1 |
| Coachmen Sportscoach | 2000 | 1 | 2 |
Other seat belts recalls in 2000
40 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the seat belts; COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. filed 39 campaigns in all.
| 00V273009 28 Dec 2000 | HOME & PARK MOTORHOMES |
| 00V392000 21 Nov 2000 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 00V364000 13 Nov 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 01V097007 13 Nov 2000 | MONACO COACH CORP. |
| 00V368000 9 Nov 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V348000 30 Oct 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V352000 30 Oct 2000 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| 00V347000 30 Oct 2000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000