AI DamageCoachmen Epic: problems, complaints, bulletins
Summary for the Coachmen Epic across 1 model years: 3 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
| Year | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) | YouTube repair videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What fails most often
- 1 Structure 33% of all complaints
- 2 Tires 33% of all complaints
- 3 Wheels 33% of all complaints
- Structure: 1 complaints (33% of all).
- Tires: 1 complaints (33% of all).
- Wheels: 1 complaints (33% of all).
Components owners complain about
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
Dealers recall to replace 16 in chrome-plated wheels. Took the wheels to clark's rv center at 1824 alabama river parkway,talk to fred britt he confirm that these were the wheels in question, and need to be replaced. He said that coachman would send black wheels to replace the chrome ones.
The spare tire fell out from under the motor home onto an interstate highway twice. The first time the cable which supported the bracket snapped and the second time the bracket bent out of shape both due to the weight of the tire.
Suddenly we heard a cracking sound and the front cap separated from the body . We called the manufacturer who advise us to call our insurance company which we did on saturday morning 11-11-06..our son picked us up and we returned the next morning 11-11-06.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
What to check before buying
- Structure. Rails, pillars, panel gaps, signs of pulling or welding.
- Tires. Tire age by DOT code, bulges, wear pattern.
- Wheels. Wheel runout, cracks, signs of a wheel strike.
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.