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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Electrical System. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports1 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
1 reports
58,000 miles · Jun 17, 2005
Electrical SystemFire
DT: 1998 COACHMAN MOTOR HOME CLASS C FORD CHASSIS,. CONSUMER WAS AWAKENED BY NEIGHBOR WHO DISCOVERED THE MOTOR HOME WAS ON FIRE, CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN OTHER THAN THAT THE SOURCE WAS THE MOTOR HOME, CONSUMER WAS NOT HAVING ANY PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS. MOTOR HOME WAS PARKED FOR THREE DAYS WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE MOTOR HOME WAS …
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DT: 1998 COACHMAN MOTOR HOME CLASS C FORD CHASSIS,. CONSUMER WAS AWAKENED BY NEIGHBOR WHO DISCOVERED THE MOTOR HOME WAS ON FIRE, CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN OTHER THAN THAT THE SOURCE WAS THE MOTOR HOME, CONSUMER WAS NOT HAVING ANY PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS. MOTOR HOME WAS PARKED FOR THREE DAYS WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE MOTOR HOME WAS TOTED. CONSUMER'S TRUCK AND A THIRD OF CONSUMER'S HOME WERE ALSO DESTROYED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10125687
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