2003 Coachmen Aurora Recalls, Complaints & Specs
4 safety recalls list the 2003 Coachmen Aurora, and owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.
4 safety recalls for the 2003 Coachmen Aurora
Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.
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Fluid (service brakes)
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.…
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Electrical system
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.
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Caliper (service brakes)
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.
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Lamp (service brakes)
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…
4 owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Owners of the 2003 Coachmen Aurora have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 27,336 miles. Complaints peaked in 2008 with 3 filed that year.
Most-reported components
What owners are reporting
“Have a coachmen 2003 rv on a workhorse w22 chassis that the front brake overheated and locked up. *tr”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, October 27, 2008 · Service brakes, hydraulic
“There was smoke comming out from under the front of my motor home. Took to a shop where they told me that the brake calipers on both front wheels had frozen up causing everything to over heat which re”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, April 30, 2008 · Service brakes, hydraulic
Compare Coachmen Aurora model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Coachmen Aurora model year in NHTSA's database.
Checking a specific 2003 Coachmen Aurora
How do I know if my 2003 Coachmen Aurora has an open recall?
Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 4 campaigns currently list the 2003 Coachmen Aurora; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.
Is the recall repair free?
Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Coachmen dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 03V040000).
What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?
A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.
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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.