2020 Coachmen Apex Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2020 Coachmen Apex, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- 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.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
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.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Electrical
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.
From owner reports, verbatim
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.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
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.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .