Vehicle recall 09V004000 · January 8, 2009
2009 Entegra Anthem
After some period of use, certain trailer hitches may develop stress fractures due to sharp radii and/or tool marking.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Entegra coach is recalling 4 my 2009 anthem class a motor homes built on spartan chassis and equipped with putnam hitches. After some period of use, certain trailer hitches may develop stress fractures due to sharp radii and/or tool marking.
- Consequence
- Suspect hitches may develop fractures and subsequent separation may occur, resulting in a vehicle crash, property damage or pedestrian harm.
- Remedy
- Entegra coach is working with spartan who will replace the trailer hitch free of charge (please see 08V567). The hitch has been removed from one vehicle and the remaining 3 vehicles are still in entegra's inventory and will not be sold until the hitches are replaced.
- Notes
- Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 09V004000
- Reported to NHTSA
- January 8, 2009
- Filed by
- ENTEGRA COACH
- Owner notification
- January 21, 2009
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 4
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Trailer hitches
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Entegra Anthem (2009): 2009
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