Coleman
Coleman has 6 model lines on NHTSA's register (model years 1981–2014), with 12 recall campaigns and 18 consumer complaints.
Campaigns were most numerous in 2001 (2). The component complaints name most often is structure (227.3 per 1,000 component mentions). The Caravan line has the most complaints, 14 over 5 model years.
A further 2 equipment, tire or child-seat campaigns name Coleman and are listed on monthly pages. Comparisons here are between Coleman model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model lines
Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within Coleman only.
| Model line | Model years | Campaigns | Complaints | Per model year | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caravan | 5 | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | Structure |
| Travel Trailer | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 | Trailer Hitches |
| Sun Valley | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | Equipment |
| Colonial | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Caravan Micro-Lite | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Redwood 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Campaigns by year
Complaints by year
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Coleman complaints.
Questions and answers
How many recalls has Coleman had?
12 NHTSA recall campaigns name Coleman vehicles (model years 1981–2014). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 79,697, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.
Which Coleman model line has the most complaints?
Caravan: 14 complaints over 5 model years (2.8 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.
What components are reported most for Coleman?
structure (227.3 per 1,000 mentions), equipment (227.3 per 1,000 mentions), engine and engine cooling (90.9 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.