The 2001 Coachmen Catalina has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 19,197 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 12 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the equipment. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT03V3730002003-10-1419,110 affected
Defect
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES, TRAVEL TRAILERS, AND FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH SAMSUNG MICROWAVE OVENS, THESE UNITS WERE PRODUCED WITH A DEFECTIVE PANEL. AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN OCCUR BETWEEN CIRCUIT PATTERNS ON THE MEMBRANE PANEL, ESPECIALLY OVERLAPPED BY A "JUMPER" OR JUMP WIRE. THIS MAY CAUSE THE OVEN TO…
Consequence
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN OCCUR CAUSING THE OVEN TO ACTIVATE WITHOUT PRESSING ANY KEY PADS. THIS COULD RESULT IN EXCESSIVE HEAT, SMOKE, OR POSSIBLY A FIRE.
Remedy
SAMSUNG WILL NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AND REPAIR THE PANEL FREE OF CHARGE. IN THE MEANTIME, CONSUMERS SHOULD UNPLUG THEIR MICROWAVE, IF POSSIBLE. IF THE CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO UNPLUG THE MICROWAVE, THEY SHOULD LEAVE THE DOOR AJAR UNTIL THE PANEL IS REPLACED. CONSUMERS SHOULD NEVER USE THE MICROWAVE OVEN FOR STORAGE OR…
TIRES01V1320002001-04-1618 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL TRAILERS. THE WRONG LOAD RANGE TIRES WERE INADVERTENTLY INSTALLED. AFFECTED UNITS WILL HAVE LOAD RANGE "B" TIRES INSTEAD OF THE REQUIRED LOAD RANGE "C" TIRES.
Consequence
IF THE TRAVEL TRAILER WAS LOADED TO A WEIGHT THAT EXCEEDED THE CAPACITY OF THE TIRES, A TIRE FAILURE COULD OCCUR, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF CONTROL.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL LOAD RANGE "C" TIRES ON AFFECTED VEHICLES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 18, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT COACHMEN AT 1-219-825-5821.
SUSPENSION00V3370002000-10-1969 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH DROP AXLES AND 13" WHEELS. INCORRECT AXLE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLIES WERE INSTALLED. THE UNLOADED VEHICLE WEIGHT MAY EXCEED THE CARRYING CAPACITY OF THE TIRES.
Consequence
THIS COULD CAUSE PREMATURE TIRE TREAD WEAR OR TIRE FAILURE DURING NORMAL DRIVING, LEADING TO A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AXLE ASSEMBLIES AND WHEELS.
Complaints by component
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
5
EQUIPMENT
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Tl* the contact owns a 2001 coachmen catalina equipped with a dometic rm2652. The contact stated that the refrigerator was included in the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 08e032000 (equipment). An authorized dealer was notified, and informed the contact of the repair procedures.…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 2001 coachmen catalina equipped with a dometic refrigerator, model rm2652. The contact stated that his refrigerator was included in the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 06e076000. Equipment:recreational vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 2001 coachmen catalina equipped with a dometic refrigerator, model rm2652. The contact stated that his refrigerator was included in the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 06e076000. Equipment:recreational vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer…”
“Mid november 2008 the refrigerator in my coachman camper trailer quit working. I discovered that the coolant liquid had leaked out. I had not yet gotten it in for repairs when I received a recall notice from dometic on jan 2, 2009 for this exact problem. This was my first notice of this problem…”
“Mid november 2008 the refrigerator in my coachman camper trailer quit working. I discovered that the coolant liquid had leaked out. I had not yet gotten it in for repairs when I received a recall notice from dometic on jan 2, 2009 for this exact problem. This was my first notice of this problem…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 2001 coachmen catalina. The vehicle has a dometic refrigerator, model rm2652. The contact stated that the refrigerator was not cooling properly. He also smelled a strong odor of ammonia. He received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 08e032000 (equipment) and…”
“Tl*the contact owns a 2001 coachmen catalina. The vehicle has a dometic refrigerator, model rm2652. The contact stated that the refrigerator was not cooling properly. He also smelled a strong odor of ammonia. He received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign id number 08e032000 (equipment) and…”
“2001 coachman catalina coolant from the refrigerator leaked out. Dometic was the manufacturer of the refrigerator and they denied the claim because their refrigerator was repaired prior to the recall. *kb *jb”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2001 Coachmen Catalina as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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