The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES WITH BASEMENT CONVERTERS AND BASEMENT FREEZERS. A GROMMET MAY BE MISSING ALLOWING THE 110-VOLT WIRE TO RUB AGAINST A METAL EDGE.
The risk
IF A DIRECT SHORT WERE TO OCCUR, THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR A FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE MOTOR HOMES TO DETERMINE IF THE SUBJECT WIRES ARE PROPERLY PROTECTED. IF THEY ARE NOT, PROPER PROTECTION WILL BE ADDED, AND IF NECESSARY, THE WIRING WILL BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Coachmen Destiny | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
| Coachmen Santara | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coachmen Destiny | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Destiny | 1995 | 0 | 2 |
| Coachmen Destiny | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Destiny | 1997 | 1 | 1 |
| Coachmen Destiny | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| Coachmen Santara | 1993 | 2 | 2 |
| Coachmen Santara | 1994 | 3 | 2 |
| Coachmen Santara | 1995 | 3 | 1 |
| Coachmen Santara | 1996 | 2 | 1 |
| Coachmen Santara | 1997 | 3 | 1 |
| Coachmen Santara | 1998 | 5 | 1 |
| Coachmen Santara | 1999 | 5 | 2 |
Other equipment recalls in 1999
24 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the equipment; COACHMEN RV COMPANY filed 23 campaigns in all.
| 99V362000 29 Dec 1999 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 99V361000 29 Dec 1999 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 99V257000 15 Dec 1999 | REGENCY CONVERSIONS, INC. |
| 99V258000 15 Dec 1999 | REGENCY CONVERSIONS, INC. |
| 99V349000 14 Dec 1999 | FOREST RIVER, INC. |
| 98V167011 10 Dec 1999 | CUSTOM COACH CORPORATION |
| 99V322000 23 Nov 1999 | MARK III INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 99V314000 5 Nov 1999 | ULTRA CARTS, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999