The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL TRAILERS. THE SAFETY CHAINS DO NOT HAVE AN ADEQUATE LOAD RANGE TO PREVENT FAILURE IN THE EVENT THE TRAILER IS LOADED TO THE MAXIMUM GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN THE SAFETY CHAINS FAILING IN THE EVENT OF A SEPARATION OF THE TRAILER FROM THE TOW VEHICLE HITCH WHICH IN TURN WOULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE TRAVEL TRAILER.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE CORRECT LOAD RANGE SAFETY CHAINS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 18, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT COACHMEN RV AT 1-800-453-6064.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Coachmen Cascade 26RBS | 2002 |
| Coachmen Cascade 32RLS | 2002 |
| Shasta Oasis 266RBS | 2002 |
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 Cascade 26RBS | 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| Coachmen Cascade 32RLS | 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| Shasta Oasis 266RBS | 2002 | 0 | 1 |
Other trailer hitches recalls in 2001
6 of the 461 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2001 concerned the trailer hitches; COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. filed 39 campaigns in all.
| 01V285000 5 Sept 2001 | NATIONAL RV, INC. |
| 01V249000 1 Aug 2001 | SILVER EAGLE MFG. CO. |
| 01V138000 23 Apr 2001 | GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. |
| 00V265005 16 Mar 2001 | SOONER TRAILER |
| 01V083000 13 Mar 2001 | SUNDOWNER TRAILERS |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2001