Vehicle recall 01V317001 · October 22, 2001
2001 Coachmen Coachmen
Vehicle description: motor home and commercial chassis.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: motor home and commercial chassis. The rear axle u-bolts may not be tightened correctly due to random failure of production tooling in the specified time span.
- Consequence
- Low u-bolt torque can result in u-bolts coming loose and not properly retaining the rear axle to the vehicle, resulting in a loss of vehicle control.
- Remedy
- Workhorse dealers will tighten the rear axle u-bolts. Workhorse will notifiy owners. 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 workhorse at 1-877-946-7731 or coachmen at 1-219-825-5821.
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V317001
- Reported to NHTSA
- October 22, 2001
- Filed by
- COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 14
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Suspension › Rear › Springs › Leaf spring assembly › U-bolt, leaf spring to axle
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Coachmen Coachmen (2001): 2001
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