2009 Entegra Anthem recall: trailer hitch
⚠️ What's wrong
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.
💥 The risk
Suspect hitches may develop fractures and subsequent separation may occur, resulting in a vehicle crash, property damage or pedestrian harm.
🔧 The fix
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.
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
- 09V004000
- Manufacturer
- ENTEGRA COACH
- Vehicles affected
- 4
- Component
- TRAILER HITCHES
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jan 21, 2009
- Built
- Jul 11, 2008 – Oct 3, 2008
- Recall started by
- MFR
- 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 .