Recall Register

2004 Coachmen Santara: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the 2004 Coachmen Santara. The newest campaign is 11V066000. NHTSA received the report on 31 Jan 2011. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer. NHTSA has no complaint 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, 11V066000, in the NHTSA record

Coachmen is working with dimplex to identify and notify any affected owners. Dimplex will provide owners a free replacement plug-in remote control kit. The safety recall began on february 21, 2011. Owners may contact dimplex north america customer service at 1-888-346-7539 or coachmen motor works customer service at 1-866-953-5555.
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Recall campaigns

6 campaigns, newest first. 18,627 units in total.

  • 11V066000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
  • 09V193000Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Fluid
  • 08V639000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
  • 06V352000Engine and Engine Cooling
  • 05V091000Electrical System
  • 04V515000Engine and Engine Cooling

  1. 11V066000Received . 740 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Coachmen is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 chaparral, model year 2004-2006 somerset, model year 2007-2008 wyoming, model year 2004-2005 santara, and model year 2004-2006 sportscoach elite motor homes and fifth wheel trailers manufactured from october 2003, through september 2007. These vehicles are equipped with dimplex electraflame, symphony, or optiflame branded electric fireplaces, stoves, and fireplace inserts. The plug in remote control receiver for the fireplace can overheat.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    An overheated receiver could cause a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Coachmen is working with dimplex to identify and notify any affected owners. Dimplex will provide owners a free replacement plug-in remote control kit. The safety recall began on february 21, 2011. Owners may contact dimplex north america customer service at 1-888-346-7539 or coachmen motor works customer service at 1-866-953-5555.

    Report filed by COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 09V193000Received . 2,555 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Fluid

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Coachmen is recalling 2,555 my 2000-2009 georgie boy and coachmen recreational trailers equipped with axles that include bosch zops or zoht pin slide hydraulic disc brakes. When combined with occasional or seasonal vehicle operation may experience calipers sticking in the applied position. This can result in abnormal heat generation at the wheel end causing brake drag. The driver would normally have warning of the brake drag if undetected by the driver.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The driver would normally detect the brake drag but if undetected the temperature increase at the wheel end can eventually lead to soft pedal conditions due to brake fluid boil, and possible extended stopping distance increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS FREE OF CHARGE. WORKHORSE IS HANDLING THE REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN PLEASE SEE 09V-110. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WORKHORSE AT 1-877-246-7731 OR COACHMEN AT 1-574-266-4030, option 5.

    Report filed by COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC.

  3. 08V639000Received . 13,662 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Coachmen is recalling 13,662 my 2002-2008 motor homes, fifth wheel and travel trailers equipped with glass shower doors and manufactured from june 15, 2001 thorugh august 6, 2007. When pressure is applied to the towel bar on the glass shower door, the edge of the bar may contact the glass.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Glass breakage may occur which could cause personal injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Owners will be provided with new mounting hardware for the towel bar and installation instructions. If an owner is not comfortable replacing the hardware themselves, a dealer will install the hardware at no cost to them. The recall is expected to begin on or about december 19, 2008. Owners may contact coachmen at 1-574-825-5821.

    Report filed by COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 06V352000Received . 1,332 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain motor homes built on workhorse chassis and equipped with GM 8.1l v8 engines, improper hardening during the heat treatment process can cause the fuel rail pulse damper retainer clip to fracture, resulting in inadequate retention of the damper. If the damper becomes loose, fuel could be pumped by the fuel pump into the under hood area.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the presence of an ignition source, a fire could result.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Workhorse is handling the owner notification and remedy for this campaign (please see 06v225). Dealers will replace the fuel rail pulse damper retainer clips on these engines free of charge. Owners may contact workhorse at 877-294-6773 or coachman at 219-825-8528.

    Report filed by COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC.

  5. 05V091000Received . 250 units.

    Electrical System

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain motor homes built on workhorse chassis, fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (FMVSS) no. 101, "controls and display" and standard no. 105 "hydraulic and electric brake systems." models with actia instrument cluster, the incorrect software programmed into the cluster such that certain warnings are not displayed.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Incorrect software may not have the ability to illuminate warning lamps indicating brake system failures. The standards require driver warning when brake failure codes are set.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Workhorse is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Owners may contact workhorse at 1-877-294-6773 or coachmen at 574-825-5821.

    Report filed by COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 50402-C.

  6. 04V515000Received . 88 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On motor homes built on ford e-series chassis, the air filter element material process resulted in an air filter paper element that can smolder or burn. This change in filter paper composition combined with the configuration of the air induction system, may allow hot carbon particles to contact the air filter element during certain driving conditions that create hot particles.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    These hot particles may ignite the air filter element with the potential for air induction system damage or underhood fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Ford is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Dealers will inspect and replace the air filter element. Owners should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673 or coachmen at 219-825-5821.

    Report filed by COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 04S23.

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

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

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.

  1. 19932
  2. 19942
  3. 19951
  4. 19961
  5. 19971
  6. 19981
  7. 19992
  8. 20002
  9. 20012
  10. 20022
  11. 20032
  12. 20046
  13. 20056
  14. 20061

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2004 Coachmen Santara: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/coachmen/santara/2004/. 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
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2004 Coachmen Santara?
18,627 units in 6 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Coachmen Santara have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 13 recall campaigns for the Coachmen Santara, model years 1993 to 2006. 6 of them name the 2004 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2004 Coachmen Santara open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.