Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2013 Coachmen Freedom Express. 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.
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WHEEL FELL OFF WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH DURHAM,NC ON APRIL 5TH,2019.IT WAS DETERMINED BY APPRAISER FROM AMICA INSURANCE CO. THAT THE FRAMES WERE SPLIT JUST ABOVE THE SUPPORT SHACKELS HOLDING THE SUSPENSION.THERE WAS NO INTERACTION WITH PROPERTY OR OTHER VEHICLES. NO POLICE INVOLVMENT OTHER THAN TRAFIC SAFETY BY THE DURHAM CITY POLICE. *DT*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 COACHMAN FREEDOM EXPRESS EQUIPPED WITH A KIDDE FIRE EXTINGUISHER, MODEL NUMBER: FA110G. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V756000 (EQUIPMENT). THE KIDDE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 1-855-262-3540 APPROXIMATELY NINE MONTHS AGO AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A REPLACEMENT FIRE EXTINGUISHER WOULD BE SENT TO THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD NOT RECEIVED THE REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT. THE CONTACT FELT THAT A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME HAD PASSED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVEL TRAILER WAS BEING PULLED ON THE HIGHWAY. TIRES HAD BEEN MAINTAINED AND CHECKED PRIOR TO TRIP. 65 MPH TRAVEL SPEED WAS NOT EXCEEDED. TRAILER WAS NOT OVER LOADED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 (NA) COACHMEN FREEDOM EXPRESS RV EQUIPPED WITH TRAIL EXPRESS POWER TOWING TIRES ST (NA), SIZE 225/75R15D (NA). WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE THREAD SEPARATED. ONE MONTH LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE SHOP AND BOTH TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE AND TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 COACHMEN FREEDOM EXPRESS. THE BED INSIDE THE TRAILER CAME DOWN AND CRUSHED THE CONTACT'S MOTORCYCLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE. THE TRAILER WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THERE WAS NO MILEAGE AVAILABLE.
GREASE DETECTED ON BRAKE LININGS: FURTHER DETAILS IN ODI FILES. UPDATED 03/07/14*LJ UPDATED 03/18/2014 *JS UPDATED 06/10/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES. UPDATED 06/16/2014 *JS
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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