Recall 99V217000: Coachmen rv company

Report received

Aug 12, 1999

Manufacturer

Coachmen rv company

Potentially affected

51vehicles

Model years

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Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Vehicle description: 5th wheel trailers equipped with kitchen slide-outs. The plumbing that supplies liquid propane (lp) gas to the refrigerator consists of a flexible lp hose connected to a copper fitting that connects to a copper tube that then runs to the refrigerator. The copper fitting is fastened to the slide-out room wall with clamps to prohibit movement of the copper line and insure that as the slide-out room is extended and retracted, the flexible gas line moves and not the copper line. The clamps intended to hole the copper line in place have not been installed causing the copper gas line to flex with slide-out room movement.

Possible consequence

The copper line could crack allowing lp gas to leak, increasing the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the current fitting with a "drop ear" fitting for direct attachment to the slide-out sidewall, eliminating the need for the clamps.