Model year

2018 Coachmen Freedom Express

Trailer, Not Applicable, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Dec 20, 2018 to Jun 18, 2020.

Recalls (1)Complaints (2)Investigations (0)Bulletins (3)

Recall campaigns covering this model year11,349 vehicles or units across those campaigns

Owner complaints22.0 times the median 2018 trailer

Severity index0.02018 trailers average 5.0

First 24 months1Complaints in its first two years

Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2018 Coachmen Freedom Express peaked in 2018, with 1 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.

Components

50% of complaints about the 2018 Coachmen Freedom Express name structure

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Structure

Suspension

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.

Recalls

One recall campaign covers the 2018 Coachmen Freedom Express

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Recall campaigns for the 2018 Coachmen Freedom Express
Campaign	Filed	Subject	Component	Vehicles	Remedy
18V-051	Jan 12, 2018	Laminated plastic touch pad on the jack may crack or separate allowing water to enter, potentially causing the jack to operate unintentionally	Equipment	1,349	Part replacement

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.

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Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2018 Coachmen Freedom Express

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

2 complaints on file, page 1 of 1.

Filed Jun 18, 2020Failure Jun 7, 20205,000 milesBrick, NJBody
OUR 2018 COACHMEN FREEDOM EXPRESS 287BHDS WITH LIPPERT (LCI) FRAME EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE STEEL FRAME WHILE MAKING A TURN IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. THE HANGER FOR THE LEAF SPRING SUSPENSION BROKE OFF THE FRAME. LARGE CRACKS WERE ALSO VISIBLE BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE BROKEN SUSPENSION HANGER. *TR
NHTSA complaint 11329631
Filed Dec 20, 2018Failure Dec 1, 20181,000 milesCharlotte, NCSuspension
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 COACHMEN FREEDOM EXPRESS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE RV WAS VERY UNSTABLE. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR AXLE WAS MISALIGNED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. *TT CONSUMER WITHDRAWS THE COMPLAINT. CARFAX CANNOT PROCESS THIS REQUEST. *JB
NHTSA complaint 11162637

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.

All investigations

Service bulletins

3 manufacturer communications cover this model year

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

CV1-4 Apr 13, 2020 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
Provide an update that would prevent possible message corruption that could take place on the RVC network.
510780 Sep 28, 2018 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
Per the service bulletin from Dometic ?Dometic Corporation has identified a visual cosmetic defect that has occurred on our Dometic DM2652 refrigerators up in the freezer compartment. This does NOT occur on all units, but may be present on units with serial…
510692 Sep 28, 2018 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
Per the service bulletin from Dometic ?The nuisance issue enunciates by either blowing the protective fuse, opening the circuit breaker in the furnace circuit, or rendering the furnace inoperative. Our testing has shown that in ALL instances the furnace fai…

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.

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