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NHTSA recall 00V178000

Electrical system › Wiring

Coachmen Santara

Reported Jul 7, 2000158 vehicles affectedCOACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.Built May 2, 2000 – Jun 30, 2000

The defect

Vehicle description: class a motor homes, models 3602 and 3500. the 120-volt circuit ground wire that provides bonding from the power center and the generator transfer switch to the frame was incorrectly connected to the 12-volt ground bar.

The risk

This can lead to higher voltage within the 12-volt ground system and cause failures in the individual electronic equipment (refrigerator control, furnace control, radios, etc.).

The remedy

Dealers will re-wire these motor homes.

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Vehicles in this recall

Coachmen Santara
2001

Notes

Owner notification began july 31, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact coachmen at 1-219-825-5821. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).