The defect
VALVE STEM MAY BECOME UNSEATED WHILE BURNER CONTROL KNOB IS BEING TURNED ALLOWING GAS TO ESCAPE. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: GAS SEEPAGE AROUND THE BASE OF THE VALVE STEM COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
REPLACE RANGE CONTROL PANELS AND ASSURE PROPER ALIGNMENT OF THE VALVE STEM.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Coleman Chesapeake | 1986 |
| Coleman Laramie | 1986 |
| Coleman Sequoia | 1986 |
| Coleman Shenandoah | 1986 |
| Coleman SUN Valley | 1986 |
| Coleman Williamsburg | 1986 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coleman Chesapeake | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Coleman Laramie | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Coleman SUN Valley | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Coleman Sequoia | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Coleman Shenandoah | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Coleman Williamsburg | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 1986
5 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the equipment; COLEMAN CO., INC. filed 10 campaigns in all.
| 86V158000 1 Dec 1986 | FLXIBLE CORPORATION |
| 86V140000 21 Oct 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V139000 21 Oct 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V031000 25 Feb 1986 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986