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Coachmen Aurora Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 13 safety recalls and 13 owner complaints across 11 model years of the Coachmen Aurora (1997–2022). The most-complained-about year is 2003.

13
safety recalls, all years
13
owner complaints, all years
2002
year with most recalls
2003
year with most complaints

Pick your Coachmen Aurora model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2022 Coachmen Aurora20
2009 Coachmen Aurora20
2007 Coachmen Aurora22
2006 Coachmen Aurora44
2005 Coachmen Aurora20
2004 Coachmen Aurora10
2003 Coachmen Aurora44
2002 Coachmen Aurora43
2001 Coachmen Aurora10
2000 Coachmen Aurora10
1997 Coachmen Aurora10

What Coachmen Aurora owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 13 complaints with NHTSA. The 2003 model year has the most, with 4.

All Coachmen Aurora recalls (13)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Coachmen Aurora, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment) and electrical system

    NHTSA 22V135000 Reported 1,009 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022 Coachmen Catalina, Aurora, Apex, Freedom Express, Spirit, Work N Play, Forest River XLR Toy Hauler, Vengeance, Sabre, Cherokee, and Cardinal travel trailers and fifth wheels. The wire cord that connects to the back of the 50AMP shore power inlet may be loose.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the shore cord inlet, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 5, 2022. Owners may contact the following customer service numbers: Forest River 1-574-825-4995; Catalina & Aurora…

    Model years: 2022

  2. Tires

    NHTSA 21V723000 Reported 29 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2022 Forest River Aurora travel trailers. These trailers were manufactured with the incorrect tires, size ST225/75R15 LRD, instead of tire size ST225/75R15 LRE, as identified on the Federal Placard.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the tire and wheel assemblies, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 24, 2021. Owners may contact Forest River customer service 1-574-825-6327. Forest River's number for…

    Model years: 2022

  3. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 15V798000 Reported 9,687 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2014 FR3, 2009 Forest River Encore, Sportscoach Elite, and Aurora, 2008-2009 Cruise Master, 2012-2015 Aviator, 2007-2014 Georgetown, 2007-2009 Legend, 2008-2012 Ridgeview, 2008-2014 Cross Country, 2010-2014 Coachmen Encounter, 2009-2014 Pathfinder, Solera, Mirada, Prism, and Pursuit…

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners and dealers will install a retainer bracket to reinforce the operating mechanism, free of charge. Forest River issued an interim notification to owners on January 7, 2016. The recall…

    Model years: 2009

  4. Equipment

    NHTSA 11V065000 Reported 888 vehicles potentially affected COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC

    Coachmen is recalling certain recreational vehicles equipped with 1200-series norcold refrigerators. The population of refrigerators being addressed contains either a sensing algorithm or thermal switch to shut off power to the refrigerator when high temperatures are detected in order to prevent a potential fire. The response times of…

    Remedy: Coachmen is working with norcold to identify and notify any affected owners. Owners will be instructed to contact norcold dealers to receive the remedy free of charge. Please see norcold's defect report 10e-049 for…

    Model years: 1997

  5. Fluid (service brakes)

    NHTSA 09V193000 Reported 2,555 vehicles potentially affected COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC

    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…

    Remedy: 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.…

    Model years: 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009

  6. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 08V639000 Reported 13,662 vehicles potentially affected COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC

    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.

    Remedy: 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…

    Model years: 2006

  7. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 08V279000 Reported 37,293 vehicles potentially affected COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC

    Coachmen is recalling 37,293 motorhomes and fifth wheel travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation. The refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.

    Remedy: Coachmen is working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of…

    Model years: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

  8. Temporary/emergency spare tire (tires)

    NHTSA 07V483000 Reported 193 vehicles potentially affected COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC

    On certain motor homes, the spare tire carrier assembly mounted under the rear of the unit is the incorrect model to properly support the spare tire.

    Remedy: Dealers will install the correct spare tire system and also a secondary mechanical back-up latch. The recall began on december 5, 2007. Owners may contact coachmen at 1-800-453-6064.

    Model years: 2006

  9. Trailer hitches

    NHTSA 05V092000 Reported 251 vehicles potentially affected COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC

    On certain class a motor homes, the rear hitch attachment brackets that connect the hitch assembly to the chassis frame may crack at the 90 degree bend.

    Remedy: Dealers will repair the hitch assembly attachment brackets free of charge. The recall began on march 24, 2005. Owners may contact coachmen at 1-800-453-6064.

    Model years: 2005

  10. Electrical system

    NHTSA 05V091000 Reported 250 vehicles potentially affected COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC

    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…

    Remedy: 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.

    Model years: 2003

  11. Caliper (service brakes)

    NHTSA 04V518000 Reported 238 vehicles potentially affected COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC

    On motor home chassis built by workhorse and equipped with bosch brakes, the pads can drag on the rotor surface due to the pin slide.

    Remedy: Workhorse is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Dealers will repair the brake caliper. Owners should contact workhorse at 1-877-294-6773 or coachmen at 219-825-5821.

    Model years: 2002, 2003

  12. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 03V373000 Reported 19,110 vehicles potentially affected COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC

    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…

    Remedy: 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…

    Model years: 2000, 2001, 2002

  13. Lamp (service brakes)

    NHTSA 03V040000 Reported 3,539 vehicles potentially affected COACHMEN RV COMPANY

    Certain motor home chassis fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 105, "hydraulic and electric brake systems." the brake system warning indicator may not function as required by standard.

    Remedy: Dealers will repair the brake warning lamp circuit. Owner notification began march 24, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy…

    Model years: 2002, 2003

Other Coachmen models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.