Recall Register

1981 Coleman Sun Valley: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1981 Coleman Sun Valley. The newest campaign is 82V002000. NHTSA received the report on 13 Jan 1982. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / LPG Systems / Lines and Fittings. 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, 82V002000, in the NHTSA record

Dealer will replace the existing propane gas hoses with new ones at no cost to owner.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 2,486 units in total.

  1. 82V002000Received . 133 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / LPG Systems / Lines and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On the involved vehicles, gas leakage between the rubber hose and the furrle nipple may occur due to installation of bad or undersized nipples.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will replace the existing propane gas hoses with new ones at no cost to owner.

    Report filed by COLEMAN CO., INC..

  2. 81V108000Received . 2,353 units.

    Suspension / Rear / Axle / Non-Powered Axle Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The hex nuts fastened to the spring u-bolts may not have been adequately tightened at the time of vehicle manufacture. This could lead to a failure or breakage of the spring which would allow the axle to slip from the proper position.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Upon inspection, belleville lock washers and lock nuts will be installed and tightened to the correct specifications, without charge.

    Report filed by COLEMAN CO., INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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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. 19812
  2. 19822
  3. 19861
  4. 20000

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. 1981 Coleman Sun Valley: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/coleman/sun-valley/1981/. 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
COLEMAN CO., INC.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1981 Coleman Sun Valley?
2,486 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Coleman Sun Valley have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Coleman Sun Valley, model years 1981 to 2000. 2 of them name the 1981 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1981 Coleman Sun Valley open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.