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2014 Coachmen Freedom Express 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 Apr 24, 2026
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 Jun 24, 2016

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Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2014 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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Body & structure
Filed Apr 24, 2026

The steel I-beam that is the basic frame on this trailer has extensive cracking and breakage. The steel hanger that holds up the leaf spring in completely broken away from the frame and the rear most axle. A certified RV service repair shop investigated the problem and declared there is so much cracking that the trailer in totaled and undrivable. If driven further there is a chance the real axle will fall away from the frame which is a serious safety issue. There is no warning about this problem but was detected when fast excessive tire wear occurred on one tire. The service center showed me a record of the exact same problem, on the exact trailer type (Coachman Freedom Express) that they looked at prior to my problem. The trailer is 12 years old and a steel frame should last for decades! An on-line Google search uncovered other Freedom Express owners have similar problems. Both the manufacturer (Forrest Rive/Coachman) and the frame/axle subcontractor (Lippert) have been unresponsive to my safety concerns. I am turning to you for advice and to present to you this formal complaint. I have pictures should you need documentation.

NHTSA ID
11733621
Incident
Oct 15, 2025
Body & structureOther / unspecified
Filed Aug 28, 2016

BLEW A TRAIL EXPRESS POWER TOWING 225/75R/15 LOAD RANGE D THIS PAST WEEKEND ON MY 2014 COACHMAN 320BHDS. IT MADE A LOUD BLAST AND I PULLED OVER INSTANTLY. I JUST FILLED THE TIRES TO THEIR RECOMMENDED TIRE PRESSURE OF 65 PSI BEFORE I LEFT. TIRES HAVE MAX OF 2500 MILES ON THEM.

NHTSA ID
10902079
Incident
Jun 25, 2016
Mileage
2,500 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Jun 27, 2016

BLEW A TRAIL EXPRESS POWER TOWING 225/75R/15 LOAD RANGE D TIRE THIS PAST WEEKEND ON MY 2014 COACHMAN 320BHDS. IT MADE A LOUD BLAST AND I PULLED OVER INSTANTLY. I JUST FILLED THE TIRES TO THEIR RECOMMENDED TIRE PRESSURE OF 65 PSI BEFORE I LEFT. TIRES HAVE MAX OF 2500 MILES ON THEM. TRAILER WAS BEING PULLED AT 62 MPH ON INTERSTATE I-29. I WAS 30 MILES INTO MY TRIP THAT WAS 120 MILES TO MY DESTINATION.

NHTSA ID
10876834
Incident
Jun 24, 2016
Mileage
2,500 mi
Body & structure
Filed Jun 24, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 COACHMEN FREEDOM EXPRESS BEING HAULED BY A 2014 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH OVER A RAILROAD TRACK, THE FRAMING FRACTURED AND THE TRAILER DETACHED WITHOUT WARNING. THE TRAVEL TRAILER WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE MANUFACTURER HAD TWO DIFFERENT RECOMMENDATIONS; THEREFORE, THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN AS TO WHO WOULD BE BEST SUITED TO PROVIDE A REPAIR SOLUTION. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THERE WAS NO APPLICABLE MILEAGE.

NHTSA ID
10876504
Incident
Jun 18, 2016

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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