Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1997 Coachmen Leprechaun, most frequently naming the tires & wheels and powertrain (other) categories.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
| Month | Complaints filed | Cumulative |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2000 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 2001 | 1 | 2 |
| Apr 2001 | 1 | 3 |
| Aug 2002 | 1 | 4 |
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVE TRAIN FELL OFF TAKING THE OTHER SECTION OF DRIVE TRAIN AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ASSEMBLY FROM THE MOTOR HOME. THIS INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY WELD ON THE DRIVE TRAIN. *YH
PE 00 040/TREAD SEPARATION: RIGHT REAR INNER TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT/TREAD SEPARATION WHILE DRIVING AT HWY SPEED OF 55-60 MPH IN 1997, COACHMEN, LEPRECHAUN; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, TIRE SIZE 225/75R16, DOT# VDILIXA506. FIRESTONE NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TIRE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL, AND TIRE WAS AVAILABLE FOR ANALYSIS. *AK THE SECOND BLOWOUT CAUSED DAMAGE TO MOTORHOME. *SLC
FIRESTONE, STEEL TEX, P225/75R16, DOT VDIL1XA366, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1997, COACHMAN LEPRECHAUN MOTORHOME. SINCE MAY 1999 HAD 4 TIRES WITH TREAD SEPARATION. *AK *SLC
ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 1997, COACHMAN RV, LT225/75R16 DOT#: VDIL1XA455. OUTSIDE LEFT REAR FIRESTONE STEELTEX TIRE'S TREAD SEPARATED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE.*AK *SLC
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1999 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1997Viewing | 4 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1976 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.