NHTSA Campaign 12V087000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
NHTSA campaign 12V087000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission: gear position indication (prndl). The repair is free.
COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC filed the report for 12V087000 with NHTSA on March 5, 2012; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 12V087000, NHTSA lists up to 1,449 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 1, 2010 and February 17, 2012.
The 12V087000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 12V087000 were scheduled from March 2, 2012.
12V087000 covers 1 model from Coachmen, model years 2012.
By potentially affected vehicles, 12V087000 ranks 1 of 6 COACHMEN RV COMPANY, LLC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- COACHMEN RV IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 MIRADA AND ENCOUNTER RECREATIONAL VEHICLES BUILT ON A FORD F-53 CHASSIS, MANUFACTURED FROM FEBRUARY 1, 2010, THROUGH FEBRUARY 17, 2012. THE GEAR SHIFTERS CABLE MAY BREAK AT THE ATTACHMENT TO THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SELECTOR ARM ASSEMBLY MOUNTED ON THE STEERING COLUMN. IF THE CABLE BREAKS, THE TRANSMISSION GEAR INDICATOR IN THE GEAR DISPLAY IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL REMAIN IN THE FIRST GEAR POSITION REGARDLESS OF THE GEAR SELECTED.
- The risk
- AN INCORRECT GEAR INDICATION IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MAY PREVENT THE DRIVER FROM KNOWING IF THEY ARE IN PARK OR REVERSE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- COACHMEN WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR ARM ASSEMBLY AND THE GEAR SHIFTERS CABLE ASSEMBLY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 2, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT COACHMEN RV AT 1-800-453-6064.
Reported March 5, 2012
Vehicles covered by 12V087000 (1)
Coachmen (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 12V087000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: March 5, 2012. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted