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2012 Coachmen Chaparral Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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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 9, 2013
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2012 Coachmen Chaparral, 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

  • Tires & wheels1100.0%

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

Tires & wheels

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.

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From owner reports, verbatim

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 COACHMEN CHAPARRAL FIFTH WHEEL EQUIPPED WITH TRIANGLE (N/A), TIRE SIZE ST 225/75/R/15. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL TIRES ISSUES WITH THE RV. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS EXHIBITING TREAD SEPARATION, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD AND BELT SEPARATION, AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE HAD EXCESSIVE WEAR. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY REFUSED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE FOR THE RV WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000. UPDATED 8/19/13 *CN THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL OF THE TIRES AT A COST OF $740. UPDATED 09/04/13

NHTSA ID 10523925 · filed Jul 9, 2013

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.

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