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2018 Coachmen Catalina Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 May 4, 2018
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Apr 23, 2018

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2018 Coachmen Catalina. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

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

Complaints, most recent first

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Other / unspecified
Filed May 4, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 COACHMEN CATALINA. AFTER PURCHASING THE CAMPER IN MARCH OF 2018, IT WAS IMMEDIATELY USED TO GO ON A LONG DISTANCE TRIP. WHILE TRAVELING, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE PROPANE FUEL HAD LEAKED OUT THE CONTAINER. THE PROPANE CONTAINER WAS REFILLED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE RUBBER PROPANE LINE WAS MAKING CONTACT WITH THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE, WHICH CAUSED A SIX INCH HOLE IN THE LINE. THE CONTACT PERFORMED A TEMPORARY REPAIR AND CONTINUED THE TRIP. IT WAS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS MAKING CONTACT WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE LEAF SPRING. THE MANUFACTURER AND AN UNKNOWN RECREATIONAL VEHICLE DEALER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125. *TT *TR

NHTSA ID
11091909
Incident
Apr 20, 2018
Mileage
125 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Apr 23, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 FOREST RIVER COACHMEN CATALINA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V756000 (EQUIPMENT). THE CONTACT CALLED KIDDE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-855-262-3540 AS WELL AS FOREST RIVER AT 1-800-348-7440 TO RECEIVE A REPLACEMENT FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE CONTACT NEVER RECEIVED A REPLACEMENT FIRE EXTINGUISHER AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: C-2993367. THE VIN AND MODEL NUMBER WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
11089653
Incident
Feb 23, 2018

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.

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