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NHTSA recall 00V398000

Trailer hitches

Coachmen Prospera and 1 more

Reported Nov 27, 2000576 vehicles affectedCOACHMEN RV COMPANYBuilt Oct 22, 1998 – Jul 17, 2000

The defect

Vehicle description: fifth wheel travel trailers equipped with atwood mobile products' telescoping landing gear. the landing gear pin could shear under heavy loading conditions allowing the front end of the trailer to fall.

The risk

This condition could lead to a loss of control of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the pins in the affected units.

Official recall at NHTSA ↗

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Vehicles in this recall

Coachmen Prospera
199920002001
Coachmen Royal
199920002001

Notes

Owner notification began december 11, 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).