By year
Owner complaints about Coleman vehicles peaked at 7 in 2004
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 1995 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Coleman
The complete NHTSA record for Coleman vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Coleman recalls are filed by Coleman.
Owner complaints in the last five years156 on file in all, across 38 models
Recall campaigns210 in five years
Severity index7.1Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations112 service bulletins
Components
Structure draws the most owner complaints about Coleman vehicles, 23% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Caravan has the most complaints of any Coleman model
Every Coleman model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caravan | 2000 to 2004 | 14 | 7.1 | 11 | 0 |
| Coleman | 1982 to 2001 | 13 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Travel Trailer | 2013 to 2014 | 3 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Bayside | 2000 to 2003 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Royale | 1992 to 1993 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wrangler | 1982 to 1993 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Niagara | 1999 to 2010 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Santa Fe | 2000 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| SUN Valley | 1981 to 2000 | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Shenandoah | 1982 to 1991 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cheyenne | 1997 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| CHP | 1996 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| CT-180-105 | 2010 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| CT-187-105 | 2010 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| CT-240-105 | 2010 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| CT-250-105 | 2010 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| CT-CTU183QB-12 | 2012 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| CTS233QB | 2013 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taos | 2002 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Utah | 2004 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colonial | 1981 to 1982 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| Sequoia | 1982 to 1986 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| Caravan Micro-Lite | 2004 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Redwood 7 | 1982 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Williamsburg | 1986 to 1988 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Cedar | 1992 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Chesapeake | 1986 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Colorado | 1982 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Columbia | 1982 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Laramie | 1986 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Maverick | 1982 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Missouri | 1982 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Redwood | 1982 to 2001 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Redwood 5 | 1982 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Redwood V | 1981 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| RIO Grande | 1993 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Roanoke | 1990 to 1992 | 0 | None | 1 | 2 |
| Tara | 1985 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Coleman product
- 13V-293 Jul 3, 2013
Heat from the range burner may melt the propane supply hose
Equipment · 543 vehicles - 12V-529 Oct 31, 2012
These vehicles may have been manufactured without an exterior vent for the furnace
Equipment · 740 vehicles - 12V-365 Jul 31, 2012
These vehicles have been manufactured with the propane line in close proximity to the rear axle hanger which could be damaged by the rear axle…
Equipment · 87 vehicles - 08V-362 Jul 30, 2008
Refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube
Equipment · 1,394 vehicles - 07V-081 Mar 5, 2007
Certain travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in the boiler tube
Equipment · 2,726 vehicles - 03V-452 Nov 4, 2003
On certain travel trailers equipped with samsung microwave ovens, these ovens were produced with a defective panel
Equipment · 61k vehicles - 01V-368 Dec 5, 2001
Vehicle description: c25 and c25slb travel trailers
Visibility and wipers · 111 vehicles - 01V-367 Dec 5, 2001
Vehicle description: c25 and c25b travel trailers
Other or unknown · 406 vehicles - 92V-168 Nov 17, 1992
Wheel well was not recessed deeply enough to allow adequate clearance between the tire sidewall and wheel well
Structure · 351 vehicles - 92V-036 Mar 17, 1992
Bolts used to attach the rear bumper to the frame are defective because of a hydrogen embrittlement condition
Structure · 366 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.