The defect
The risk
IF FRACTURING OCCURS, CONTACT BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THESIDE OF THE WHEEL LINER COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE TRAILER CAUSED BYUNANTICIPATED MOVEMENT OF THE CAMPING TRAILER.
The remedy
WELD NEW AXLE MOUNTING PLATES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Coachmen Classic | 1989 |
| Coachmen Clipper | 1989 |
| Viking Deluxe 180 | 1989 |
| Viking Spirit | 1989 |
Components: SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE 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 Classic | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Clipper | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Viking Deluxe 180 | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Viking Spirit | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
Other suspension recalls in 1989
19 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the suspension; COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. filed 39 campaigns in all.
| 89V236000 26 Dec 1989 | GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. |
| 89V228000 5 Dec 1989 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 89V133000 10 Aug 1989 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| 89V132000 8 Aug 1989 | MOTOR COACH IND., INC. |
| 89V120000 24 Jul 1989 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| 89V119000 24 Jul 1989 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 89V117000 18 Jul 1989 | GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. |
| 89V111000 5 Jul 1989 | FERRARI NORTH AMERICA |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989