Recall Register

2008 Coachmen Sportscoach Elite: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2008 Coachmen Sportscoach Elite. The newest campaign is 08V639000. NHTSA received the report on 4 Dec 2008. 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, 08V639000, 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.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 13,812 units in total.

  1. 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: .

  2. 08V540000Received . 34 units.

    Suspension

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Coachmen is recalling 34 my 2008 sportscoach elite, sportscoach legend, and sportscoach pathfinder motor homes equipped with saf-holland adl series rear suspensions. In some instances the transverse beam was not properly welded which could result in a failure of the weld.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the weld fails, vehicle stability while cornering could be affected resulting in loss of vehicle control, possibly resulting in a crash. In addition, the transverse beam could drop to the ground causing sparks that could cause a fire hazard.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Coachmen is working with daimler trucks and saf-holland to have a visual inspection of the adl transverse beam performed. If a weld defect is identified, saf-holland will provide a service replacement kit that contains a new transverse beam, all necessary installation hardware, beam replacement, and instructions free of charge (please see 08v269 or 08e031). Owners may contact saf-holland at 1-231-773-3271, daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712, or coachmen at

    Report filed by COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC.

  3. 08V019000Received . 116 units.

    Steering / Gear Box / Shaft Pitman

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain class a motor homes built on freightliner chassis and equipped with zf model 8018 steering gears, these gears may have been assembled with the incorrect recirculating ball spacer. This could potentially allow the recirculating balls to escape from the recirculating ball circuit resulting in a loss of steering.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The operator may notice higher required steering wheel inputs, or the need for more steering wheel adjustments while driving in a straight line in combination with metallic cracking noises prior to a loss of steering. Loss of steering could result in a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Coachmen is working with freightliner and zf to replace the steering gear (please see 07v343 and 07e049). Owners may contact freightliner at 1-800-547-0712 or coachmen at 1-800-453-6064.

    Report filed by COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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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. 20041
  2. 20053
  3. 20062
  4. 20074
  5. 20083

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. 2008 Coachmen Sportscoach Elite: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/coachmen/sportscoach-elite/2008/. 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

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2008 Coachmen Sportscoach Elite?
13,812 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 Sportscoach Elite have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 7 recall campaigns for the Coachmen Sportscoach Elite, model years 2004 to 2008. 3 of them name the 2008 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2008 Coachmen Sportscoach Elite open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.