Structure (Coachmen)
Vehicle recall 77V-071. NHTSA received COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.’s report on May 11, 1977.
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The short answer
NHTSA received COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.’s report on May 11, 1977. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 28, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The notice gives no hazard in a field of its own.
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES HAVE “BAY WINDOWS” WHICH MAY NOT REMAIN SECURE UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
A SHARP TURN OR STRESS MANEUVER COULD THROW A PASSENGER AGAINST THE WINDOW WITH SUFFICIENT IMPACT TO FORCE THE WINDOW OUT.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Structure.
What should you do?
DEALER WILL INSTALL A SET OF FOUR CLIPS, TWO ON EITHER SIDE OF THE WINDOW, BETWEEN THE GLASS AND THE OUTER METAL FRAME TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR THE BAY WINDOW.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL VANS.SYSTEM: VISUAL; BAY WINDOW..CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IF THE WINDOW COMES OUT UPON IMPACT, A PASSENGER COULDBE THROWN OR EJECTED FROM THE MOVING VEHICLE AND SERIOUS INJURIES COULD RESULT.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 667 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- Coachmen Coachmenand 1976 and 1977, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC..
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- This recall names only model years before 2015, which have no pages here. Your VIN, at NHTSA, says which recalls are open on a vehicle.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file before 2010 (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 28, 2026.