The defect
COACHMEN IS RECALLING 145 MY 2007 CROSS COUNTRY AND MY 2007-2008 SPORTSCOACH ENCORE AND PATHFINDER CLASS A MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS. THE FASTENERS THAT ATTACH THE STEERING ARM OR TIE ROD ARMS TO THE SPINDLE MAY BE OVER OR UNDER-TIGHTENED.
The risk
INCORRECTLY TIGHTENED STEERING ARM FASTENERS MAY FATIGUE AND FRACTURE WHICH COULD CAUSE A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
The remedy
COACHMEN IS WORKING WITH FREIGHTLINER TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE (PLEASE SEE 07V306). OWNERS MAY CONTACT FREIGHTLINER AT 1-800-547-0712 OR COACHMEN AT 1-574-825-5821.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Coachmen Cross Country | 2007 |
| Coachmen Pathfinder | 2007, 2008 |
| Coachmen Sportscoach Encore | 2007, 2008 |
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD 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 Cross Country | 2007 | 0 | 4 |
| Coachmen Pathfinder | 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| Coachmen Pathfinder | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Sportscoach Encore | 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| Coachmen Sportscoach Encore | 2008 | 0 | 2 |
Other steering recalls in 2008
62 of the 683 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2008 concerned the steering; COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC filed 43 campaigns in all.
| 08V682000 19 Dec 2008 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| 08V610000 24 Nov 2008 | PREVOST CARS, INC. |
| 08V616000 24 Nov 2008 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 08V578000 3 Nov 2008 | MONACO COACH CORPORATION |
| 08V577000 3 Nov 2008 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| 08V571000 29 Oct 2008 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 08V566000 28 Oct 2008 | AUTOCAR, LLC |
| 08V575000 24 Oct 2008 | TADANO AMERICA CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2008