COACHMEN CATALINA 2001: TIRES

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 01V132000

Make Model Year
COACHMEN CATALINA 2001
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
2001-05-18 2001-04-16 2001-04-25

Production Dates: 2000-11-03 - 2001-03-29

Manufacturers Involved: COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.

Component: TIRES

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 18

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Summary

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL TRAILERS. THE WRONG LOAD RANGE TIRES WERE INADVERTENTLY INSTALLED. AFFECTED UNITS WILL HAVE LOAD RANGE "B" TIRES INSTEAD OF THE REQUIRED LOAD RANGE "C" TIRES.

Consequence

IF THE TRAVEL TRAILER WAS LOADED TO A WEIGHT THAT EXCEEDED THE CAPACITY OF THE TIRES, A TIRE FAILURE COULD OCCUR, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL LOAD RANGE "C" TIRES ON AFFECTED VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 18, 2001. 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.

Notes

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