2001 Coachmen Santara recall: electrical system
⚠️ What's wrong
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 fix
Dealers will re-wire these motor homes.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V178000
- Manufacturer
- COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 158
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jul 31, 2000
- Built
- May 2, 2000 – Jun 30, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- 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).