The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FIFTH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH ATWOOD MOBILE PRODUCTS' TELESCOPING LANDING GEAR. THE LANDING GEAR PIN COULD SHEAR UNDER HEAVY LOADING CONDITIONS ALLOWING THE FRONT END OF THE TRAILER TO FALL.
The risk
THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PINS IN THE AFFECTED UNITS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Coachmen Prospera | 1999, 2000, 2001 |
| Coachmen Royal | 1999, 2000, 2001 |
Components: TRAILER HITCHES
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 Prospera | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Prospera | 2000 | 0 | 3 |
| Coachmen Prospera | 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| Coachmen Royal | 1999 | 1 | 1 |
| Coachmen Royal | 2000 | 1 | 2 |
| Coachmen Royal | 2001 | 2 | 1 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 2000
18 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the trailer hitches; COACHMEN RV COMPANY filed 23 campaigns in all.
| 00V408000 5 Dec 2000 | FEATHERLITE, INC. |
| 00V265006 2 Oct 2000 | WESTERN RV, INC. |
| 00V265004 29 Sept 2000 | FEATHERLITE, INC. |
| 00V265002 20 Sept 2000 | SPECTRE MANUFACTURING INC. |
| 00V265001 12 Sept 2000 | COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 00V241000 24 Aug 2000 | GLENDALE RECREATIONAL VEHICLES |
| 00V213000 4 Aug 2000 | KEYSTONE RV COMPANY |
| 00V169000 19 Jun 2000 | JAYCO, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000