The defect
AUXILIARY FUEL TANK RETAINING STRAPS WHICH KEEP TANK IN PLACE MAY LOOSEN. THE TANK COULD MOVE OR BECOME DISLODGED FROM MOTOR HOME.
The remedy
FASTENERS WILL BE INSPECTED BY DEALER AND REPLACED IF NECESSARY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Coachmen Ambassador | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 |
| Coachmen Citation | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 |
| Coachmen Diplomat | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 |
| Coachmen President | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 |
| Coachmen Regent | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 |
| Coachmen Senator | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 |
| Coachmen Statesman | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 |
| Midas | 1983, 1984 |
| Shasta Roadmaster | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 |
| Sportscoach Cross Country | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 |
| Sportscoach Pathfinder | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
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 Ambassador | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Ambassador | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Ambassador | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Ambassador | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Citation | 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| Coachmen Citation | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Citation | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Citation | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Diplomat | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Diplomat | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Diplomat | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Diplomat | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen President | 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| Coachmen President | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen President | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen President | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Regent | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Regent | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Regent | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Regent | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Senator | 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| Coachmen Senator | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Senator | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Senator | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Statesman | 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| Coachmen Statesman | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Statesman | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Statesman | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Midas | 1983 | 0 | 2 |
| Midas | 1984 | 0 | 2 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1984
20 of the 164 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1984 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. filed 39 campaigns in all.
| 84V162000 26 Dec 1984 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 84V152000 27 Nov 1984 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 84V151000 26 Nov 1984 | PEUGEOT, INC. |
| 84V150000 26 Nov 1984 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 84V147000 21 Nov 1984 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 84V128000 30 Oct 1984 | COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 84V133000 16 Oct 1984 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 84V119000 2 Oct 1984 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1984