NHTSA safety recall
Recall 83V054000: EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. · Reported to NHTSA May 13, 1983
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.
Check a VIN on NHTSA.govWhat this recall covers
NHTSA's campaign record, quoted as published
The defect
SPRING IS NOT ADEQUATE TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE BUNK WHICH IS INSTALLED ABOVE THE DRIVER/PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.
The remedy
MIDAS WILL SEND A KIT CONTAINING VINYL STRAPS AND SNAPS TO THE OWNER. OWNER SHOULD TAKE THE KIT AND MOTORHOME TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE BUNK PROPERLY SECURED.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES.SYSTEM: EQUIPMENT; SWINGDOWN BUNK.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IF THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER ROUGH ROADS, THE BUNKCOULD SWING DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, INJURING DRIVER AND ANY FRONT SEATPASSENGERS. THIS COULD ALSO CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL RESULTING IN ANACCIDENT.NOTE: UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS CORRECTED, OWNER IS ADVISED TO AVOID DRIVING OVERROUGH ROADS.
A safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
Campaign details
Identifiers and dates as filed with NHTSA
- Manufacturer
- COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Manufacturer's campaign number
- Not recorded
- NHTSA campaign number
- 83V054000
- Units potentially affected
- 72
- Report received
- May 13, 1983
- Production range
- Nov 1, 1982 – Apr 1, 1983
- Campaign type
- Vehicle
- Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
- Not recorded
Vehicles covered
2 model years across 2 models
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.