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2020 Coachmen Apex

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

Data refreshed

Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jul 4, 2023
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Overview

Our database contains 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2020 Coachmen Apex, most frequently naming the body & structure, electrical and other / unspecified categories.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

What owners report

Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded

  • Body & structure133.3%
  • Electrical133.3%
  • Other / unspecified133.3%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Safety recalls

No recalls in our database for this model year

That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.

Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

Electrical
Filed Jul 4, 2023
Fire reported

It burned down while I was at my moms house next door. It never even threw a breaker or fuse when we went outside yhe AC unit had started the fire, by the time we saw it the roof ac in room was collapsing. I unplugged the main cord and the breaker never tripped nor did the fire and issue cause a surge of power next door. I haven’t went into it yet I lost everything I had in there and we will be filing with insurance tomorrow.

NHTSA ID
11530263
Incident
Jun 3, 2023
Body & structureOther / unspecified
Filed Jun 24, 2020

WE PURCHASED THIS TRAVEL TRAILER (NEW) 3 YEARS AGO. SINCE THEN WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES AND HAD TO TAKE IT IN FOR SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES. IT HAS A TOTAL OF 17 WORK ORDERS AND IS STILL NOT REPAIRED. THE AXLES AND TIRES HAVE CLEARLY NOT LINED UP SINCE THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT. WE HAVE ASKED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO LOOK AT IT SEVERAL TIMES AND EACH TIME HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE AXLES, EXCEPT ONE TIME THEY SAID THEY WERE PUT ON UPSIDE DOWN. THE TIRES DO NOT LINE UP AND WE ARE VERY CONCERNED THAT WE ARE EXPERIENCING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE FLOOR HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND NOW SOME OF THE TIRES ARE COMPLETELY BALD AND OTHERS LOOK PRACTICALLY BRAND NEW. AT THIS POINT WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE TOW IT. IT ALSO DOES NOT TOW "EVENLY". IT PULLS TO ONE SIDE. WE'VE ATTEMPTED TO REACH OUT TO COACHMEN, THE MANUFACTURER OF THE AXLES, AND THE CAMPER SALES TEAM (WHERE WE BOUGHT IT AND HAVE TAKEN IT EVERY TIME FOR SERVICE) TO HELP WITH THIS ONGOING ISSUE. WE WERE JUST TOLD BY THE SALESMEN WHERE WE PURCHASED THIS CAMPER THAT WE WILL BE TAKING AT LEAST A $10,000 LOSS ON THIS TRAILER EVEN WITH TRADING IT IN FOR ANOTHER CAMPER THROUGH THEM. THIS CAMPER HAS HAD ISSUES SINCE THE DAY WE PURCHASED IT. I DON'T REALLY CARE ABOUT THE "LITTLE" THINGS, BUT THIS IS A SERIOUS STRUCTURAL ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN DISMISSED TIME AND TIME AGAIN. THE CAMPER DOES NOT TOW STRAIGHT, SOME OF THE TIRES ARE BALD, AND THE TIRES CLEARLY DO NOT LINE UP APPROPRIATELY.

NHTSA ID
11330642
Incident
Jun 24, 2020

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Coachmen Apex by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2025010—
2024010—
2023010—
2022140—
2021110—
2020Viewing200—
2019020—
2018300—
2017110—
2016010—
2015210—
2014210—
2013010—
2012010—
2011010—
2010010—
2009010—

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.