2005 coachman chapparal. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle refrigerator system issues. *smd the consumer stated the refrigerator stopped cooling in the fall of 2014. The consumer discovered recall # 06e076000. However, he never received a recall notice. The consumer stated his refrigerator had all the symptoms as described in the recall. Dometic refused to assist, the consumer.
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Recalls 2
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
- What is wrong
- 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.
- Risk
- Glass breakage may occur which could cause personal injury.
- 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 them. The recall is expected to begin on or about december 19, 2008. Owners may contact coachmen at 1‑574‑825‑5821.
Recall number 08V639000 · Recall details
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
- What is wrong
- 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.
- Risk
- Extended operation of a leaking cooling unit could lead to a fire from gas which might escape.
- 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 charge. Dometic has retained stericycle inc. To manage this campaign. Stericycle will assist the owner in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1‑888‑446‑5157 or coachmen at 574‑825‑5821.
Recall number 08V279000 · Recall details
What 2005 Coachmen Chaparral owners say
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Tl*the contact owns a 2004 coachman. The vehicle has a dometic refrigerator, model rm2652. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign id number 08e032000 (equipment) and called a local rv station to have the equipment repaired. He was advised that there was a six month waiting period. The contact called another dealer 30 miles away. If he travels to that dealer, the expense of fuel and time off exceeds the cost of installing the repair kit. Secondly, there is a long waiting period at the dealer that is 30 miles away. Dometic did not provide any assistance. As of august 12, 2008, the vehicle has not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were not applicable. Updated 09/24/08. *lj updated 09/30/08.
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Is the 2005 Coachmen Chaparral reliable?
Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 2005 Coachmen Chaparral, 2.0 times a typical Chaparral model year.
What is the most common problem with the 2005 Coachmen Chaparral?
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How many recalls does the 2005 Coachmen Chaparral have?
2 recalls, covering equipment.
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