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1997 Coachmen Leprechaun 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 Aug 21, 2002
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 Oct 30, 2000

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1997 Coachmen Leprechaun. 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

Showing 1–4 of 4

Powertrain (other)
Filed Aug 21, 2002

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

NHTSA ID
567170
Incident
Jul 3, 2002
Tires & wheels
Filed Apr 25, 2001

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

NHTSA ID
886785
Incident
Apr 1, 1997
Tires & wheels
Filed Feb 9, 2001

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

NHTSA ID
880204
Incident
May 1, 1999
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 30, 2000

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

NHTSA ID
874135
Incident
Oct 27, 2000

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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