2001 Coachmen Catalina: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2001 Coachmen Catalina. The newest campaign is 03V373000. NHTSA received the report on 14 Oct 2003. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer. NHTSA has 8 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 03V373000, in the NHTSA record
Samsung will notify customers and repair the panel free of charge. In the meantime, consumers should unplug their microwave, if possible. If the consumer is unable to unplug the microwave, they should leave the door ajar until the panel is replaced. Consumers should never use the microwave oven for storage or leave any towels, paper, cloth or other products in the microwave after use. 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 samsung at 800-932-3837 or coachmen at 1-219-825-5821.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 19,197 units in total.
03V373000Received . 19,110 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain motor homes, travel trailers, and fifth wheel trailers equipped with samsung microwave ovens, these units were produced with a defective panel. An electrical short can occur between circuit patterns on the membrane panel, especially overlapped by a "jumper" or jump wire. This may cause the oven to activate without pressing any key pads.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An electrical short can occur causing the oven to activate without pressing any key pads. This could result in excessive heat, smoke, or possibly a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Samsung will notify customers and repair the panel free of charge. In the meantime, consumers should unplug their microwave, if possible. If the consumer is unable to unplug the microwave, they should leave the door ajar until the panel is replaced. Consumers should never use the microwave oven for storage or leave any towels, paper, cloth or other products in the microwave after use. 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 samsung at 800-932-3837 or coachmen at 1-219-825-5821.
Report filed by COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC.
01V132000Received . 18 units.
Tires
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: travel trailers. The wrong load range tires were inadvertently installed. Affected units will have load range "b" tires instead of the required load range "c" tires.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the travel trailer was loaded to a weight that exceeded the capacity of the tires, a tire failure could occur, resulting in a loss of control.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install load range "c" tires on affected vehicles. Owner notification began may 18, 2001. 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.
Report filed by COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
00V337000Received . 69 units.
Suspension / Rear
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: travel trailers equipped with drop axles and 13" wheels. Incorrect axle and wheel assemblies were installed. The unloaded vehicle weight may exceed the carrying capacity of the tires.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This could cause premature tire tread wear or tire failure during normal driving, leading to a loss of steering control.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the axle assemblies and wheels.
Report filed by COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
8 complaints, 12 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Equipment | 9 |
| Exterior Lighting | 2 |
| Electrical System | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 5 Jul 2011
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2001 Coachmen CatalinaThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2001 Coachmen Catalina: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/coachmen/catalina/2001/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2001 Coachmen Catalina?
- 19,197 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Coachmen Catalina have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 38 recall campaigns for the Coachmen Catalina, model years 1991 to 2026. 3 of them name the 2001 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2001 Coachmen Catalina name most often?
- Equipment: 9 of 12 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2001 Coachmen Catalina open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.