2009 SPORTSCOACH ELITE — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data
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Safety Rating
0
Owner Complaints
2
Recalls
0
Service Bulletins
0
Investigations
Overview of the 2009 SPORTSCOACH ELITE
The 2009 SPORTSCOACH ELITE has received a total of 0 safety complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). There have been 2 recall campaigns affecting this vehicle, covering issues with EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER, EQUIPMENT.
Recalls for the 2009 SPORTSCOACH ELITE
NHTSA has recorded 2 recalls for the 2009 SPORTSCOACH ELITE, potentially affecting up to 10,575 vehicles.
Recall 15V798000 — EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
| 9,687 vehicles affected
Defect: Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2014 FR3, 2009 Forest River Encore, Sportscoach Elite, and Aurora, 2008-2009 Cruise Master, 2012-2015 Aviator, 2007-2014 Georgetown, 2007-2009 Legend, 2008-2012 Ridgeview, 2008-2014 Cross Country, 2010-2014 Coachmen Encounter, 2009-2014 Pathfinder, Solera, Mirada, Prism, and Pursuit motorhomes. The affected vehicles are equipped with certain Lippert-brand Coachstep Double and Triple Electric Steps. These steps use...
Consequence: Unstable entry and exit steps increase the risk of injury.
Remedy: Forest River will notify owners and dealers will install a retainer bracket to reinforce the operating mechanism, free of charge. Forest River issued an interim notification to owners on January 7, 2016. The recall began on March 3, 2016. Owners...
View full details →Recall 11V065000 — EQUIPMENT
| 888 vehicles affected
Defect: COACHMEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 1200-SERIES NORCOLD REFRIGERATORS. THE POPULATION OF REFRIGERATORS BEING ADDRESSED CONTAINS EITHER A SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED IN ORDER TO PREVENT A POTENTIAL FIRE. THE RESPONSE TIMES OF THE SENSOR ALGORITHM AND THERMAL SWITCH DEVICES TO STOP POWER ARE NOT...
Consequence: THE SENSING ALGORITHM OR THERMAL SWITCH INSTALLED TO SHUT OFF POWER TO THE REFRIGERATOR WHEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE DETECTED DUE TO A POSSIBLE HYDROGEN GAS LEAK MAY NOT SHUT OFF IN SUFFICIENT TIME TO PREVENT A FIRE.
Remedy: COACHMEN IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY ANY AFFECTED OWNERS. OWNERS WILL BE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT NORCOLD DEALERS TO RECEIVE THE REMEDY FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE NORCOLD'S DEFECT REPORT 10E-049 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN...
View full details →Owner Complaints for the 2009 SPORTSCOACH ELITE
No complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2009 SPORTSCOACH ELITE.
Safety Rating for the 2009 SPORTSCOACH ELITE
NHTSA has not yet tested the 2009 SPORTSCOACH ELITE in its New Car Assessment Program.
Technical Service Bulletins for the 2009 SPORTSCOACH ELITE
No technical service bulletins have been reported for this vehicle.
NHTSA Investigations for the 2009 SPORTSCOACH ELITE
There are no NHTSA defect investigations on record for this vehicle.
Other Model Years of the SPORTSCOACH ELITE
- 2004 SPORTSCOACH ELITE — 0 complaints
- 2005 SPORTSCOACH ELITE — 0 complaints
- 2006 SPORTSCOACH ELITE — 0 complaints
- 2007 SPORTSCOACH ELITE — 0 complaints
- 2008 SPORTSCOACH ELITE — 0 complaints
- 2009 SPORTSCOACH ELITE (current)
Other SPORTSCOACH Models
- SPORTSCOACH CROSS COUNTRY — 1 total complaint
- SPORTSCOACH HICUBE — 0 total complaints
- SPORTSCOACH LEGEND — 0 total complaints
- SPORTSCOACH MOTORHOME — 0 total complaints
- SPORTSCOACH PATHFINDER — 0 total complaints
- SPORTSCOACH SPORTSCOACH — 0 total complaints
- SPORTSCOACH VAN — 0 total complaints