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Coachmen Santara Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 13 safety recalls and 29 owner complaints across 14 model years of the Coachmen Santara (1993–2006). The most-complained-about year is 1998.

13
safety recalls, all years
29
owner complaints, all years
2004
year with most recalls
1998
year with most complaints

Pick your Coachmen Santara model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2006 Coachmen Santara10
2005 Coachmen Santara60
2004 Coachmen Santara60
2003 Coachmen Santara21
2002 Coachmen Santara21
2001 Coachmen Santara22
2000 Coachmen Santara22
1999 Coachmen Santara25
1998 Coachmen Santara15
1997 Coachmen Santara13
1996 Coachmen Santara12
1995 Coachmen Santara13
1994 Coachmen Santara23
1993 Coachmen Santara22

What Coachmen Santara owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 29 complaints with NHTSA. The 1998 model year has the most, with 5.

All Coachmen Santara recalls (13)

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

  1. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 11V066000 Reported 740 vehicles potentially affected COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC

    Coachmen is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 chaparral, model year 2004-2006 somerset, model year 2007-2008 wyoming, model year 2004-2005 santara, and model year 2004-2006 sportscoach elite motor homes and fifth wheel trailers manufactured from october 2003, through september 2007. These vehicles are equipped with dimplex…

    Remedy: Coachmen is working with dimplex to identify and notify any affected owners. Dimplex will provide owners a free replacement plug-in remote control kit. The safety recall began on february 21, 2011. Owners may contact…

    Model years: 2004, 2005

  2. 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: 2004, 2005

  3. 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: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

  4. Engine and engine cooling

    NHTSA 06V352000 Reported 1,332 vehicles potentially affected COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC

    On certain motor homes built on workhorse chassis and equipped with GM 8.1l v8 engines, improper hardening during the heat treatment process can cause the fuel rail pulse damper retainer clip to fracture, resulting in inadequate retention of the damper. If the damper becomes loose, fuel could be pumped by the fuel pump into the under…

    Remedy: Workhorse is handling the owner notification and remedy for this campaign (please see 06v225). Dealers will replace the fuel rail pulse damper retainer clips on these engines free of charge. Owners may contact…

    Model years: 2004, 2005

  5. 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

  6. 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: 2004, 2005

  7. Engine and engine cooling

    NHTSA 04V515000 Reported 88 vehicles potentially affected COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC

    On motor homes built on ford e-series chassis, the air filter element material process resulted in an air filter paper element that can smolder or burn. This change in filter paper composition combined with the configuration of the air induction system, may allow hot carbon particles to contact the air filter element during certain…

    Remedy: Ford is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Dealers will inspect and replace the air filter element. Owners should contact ford at 1-800-392-3673 or coachmen at 219-825-5821.

    Model years: 2004

  8. 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

  9. Alternator/generator/regulator (electrical system)

    NHTSA 03V081000 Reported 109 vehicles potentially affected COACHMEN RV COMPANY

    On certain class c MINI-motor homes, the generator exhaust pipe may have been assembled and installed incorrectly resulting in insufficient clearance to or contact with the chassis fuel fill tube.

    Remedy: Dealers will disassemble a portion of the generator exhaust pipe assembly, turning one of the bent components around 180 degrees, reassembling the exhaust pipe and measuring to ensure a minimum of 3" air gap with…

    Model years: 2003

  10. Buckle assembly (seat belts)

    NHTSA 00V273001 Reported 2,688 vehicles potentially affected COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.

    Vehicle description: class a and c motor homes equipped with safety belt assemblies built by am-safe. On some seat belts, the buckle and connector may unlatch during a collision.

    Remedy: Am-safe in notifying customers that they will inspect and replace the defective buckle assemblies free of charge.

    Model years: 1999, 2000

  11. Electrical system: wiring

    NHTSA 00V178000 Reported 158 vehicles potentially affected COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.

    Vehicle description: class a motor homes, models 3602 and 3500. The 120-volt circuit ground wire that provides bonding from the power center and the generator transfer switch to the frame was incorrectly connected to the 12-volt ground bar.

    Remedy: Dealers will re-wire these motor homes.

    Model years: 2001

  12. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 99V076000 Reported 3,073 vehicles potentially affected COACHMEN RV COMPANY

    Vehicle description: motor homes with basement converters and basement freezers. A grommet may be missing allowing the 110-volt wire to rub against a metal edge.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the motor homes to determine if the subject wires are properly protected. If they are not, proper protection will be added, and if necessary, the wiring will be repaired or replaced.

    Model years: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

  13. Unknown or other

    NHTSA 94V121000 Reported 1,286 vehicles potentially affected COACHMEN RV COMPANY

    The screws used to mount the television into an overhead cabinet are not long enough to properly secure the television to the enclosure base. This can cause the television to fall out of the cabinet and onto the head of the vehicle operator.

    Remedy: Dealers will remount the televisions with correct fasteners.

    Model years: 1993, 1994

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.