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2003 Coachmen Santara Recalls, Complaints & Specs

2 safety recalls list the 2003 Coachmen Santara, and owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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2 safety recalls for the 2003 Coachmen Santara

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

  1. 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…

  2. 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…

1 owner complaint filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2003 Coachmen Santara have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 30,000 miles. Complaints peaked in 2009 with 1 filed that year.

Most-reported components

What owners are reporting

“We purchased an 03 coachmen santara rv with the ford f450 triton v10 engine it had 28500 mil. When we bought it in oct. 08. We have not had any work done to it and the engine ran fine,we have taken a”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, December 13, 2009 · Engine and engine cooling

Compare Coachmen Santara model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Coachmen Santara model year in NHTSA's database.

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

Checking a specific 2003 Coachmen Santara

How do I know if my 2003 Coachmen Santara 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. 2 campaigns currently list the 2003 Coachmen Santara; 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 03V081000).

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.

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.