2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2011 Coachmen Freedom Express. Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Coachmen dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2011 Coachmen Freedom Express. Check your Freedom Express by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 5 complaints with NHTSA about the 2011 Coachmen Freedom Express, reporting 2 fires. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA about the 2011 Coachmen Freedom Express. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“RETURNING FROM VACATION IN KNOXVILLE, IOWA WE WERE TRAVELING WEST ON THE TURNER TURNPIKE BETWEEN TULSA AND OKLAHOMA CITY.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10535858
“TRAVELING EAST ON 146N JUST ON THE DOWNHILL SIDE OF THE FRED HARTMAN BRIDGE A GOOD SAMARITAN HAILED OUR ATTENTION THAT THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WAS ON FIRE OF OUR TRAVEL TRAILER. WE PULLED OVER OUT OF DANGER TO AN ENTRANCE TO A PUBIC BOAT RAMP.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10535853
“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 (NA) COACHMEN FREEDOM EXPRESS EQUIPPED WITH LIONSHEAD TRAIL EXPRESS TIRES, SIZE: 225/75R15. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11003972
“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 COACHMEN FREEDOM EXPRESS. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE TRAILER'S OUTRIGGERS WERE BULGING AND FRACTURED THE FRAME. THE TRAILER WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR AXLES FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10733310
“TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY PULLING CAMPER. STOPPED IN REST AREA AND OBSERVED THAT REAR AXLE HAD BENT AND RIGHT SIDE TIRE WAS AT APPROX 20-25DEGREE ANGLE. AFTER THAT HAD BEEN REPAIRED. 2 DAYS LATER THE LEAF SPRING ON RIGHT SIDE IN FRONT OF FRONT AXLE SNAPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN 1 YEAR OLD.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10429953
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2011 Coachmen Freedom Express is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Coachmen dealer.