Country Coach · Model Report
Country Coach Intrigue1995 – 2027
Safety data across 20 model years.
Country Coach · Model Report
Safety data across 20 model years.
COUNTRY COACH IS RECALLING 1,228 MY 2004-2008 MAGNA, AFFINITY AND INTRIGUE MOTOR HOMES. THESE MOTOR HOMES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THE SIDE MARKER LIGHTS IN THE COMBINATION HEADLIGHT AND TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES DO NOT MEET THE MINIMUM PHOTOMETRIC VALUES SPECIFIED IN FMVSS NO. 108.
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES BUILT WITH CUMMINS ISL CM850 DIESEL ENGINES, THE CONNECTING ROD CONTAINS A MACHINING DEFECT IN THE WRIST PIN BUSHING OF THE ROD THAT COULD CAUSE A SEIZURE OF THE PISTON PIN.
CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR, MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION, MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE BOILER TUBE. PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION COULD BE RELEASED INTO AN AREA WHERE AN IGNITION SOURCE (GAS FLAME) IS PRESENT.
CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH TUTHILL 1660 INDEPENDENT FRONT SUSPENSION HAVE FRONT AIR BRAKE HOSES THAT COULD POTENTIALLY BE CHAFFED AND RUBBED BY THE STEER AXLE TIRES OR CHASSIS COMPONENTS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS.
COUNTRY COACH HAS REPORTED THAT THE TOYO 275/70R M102Z TIRES ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES ARE DEFECTIVE AND COULD FAIL UNEXPECTEDLY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 COUNTRY COACH INTRIGUE EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR G159 TIRES, SIZE: 265/75/R22.5 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE INNER DUAL TIRE HAD BLOWN OUT WITH AN EXTENSIVE HOLE IN THE INNER SIDEWALLS. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED AND A TECHNICIAN CHANGED THE INNER DUAL TIRE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN, DOT NUMBER, AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *TT CONSUMER STATED I NEVER LEAVE HOME WITHOUT CHECKING TIRE PRESSURE. I HAVE MY OWN COMPRESSOR AND FILL THE TIRES RELIGIOUSLY. 4 OF 5 TIRES HOLD PRESSURE ALL WINTER LONG. THIS TIRE IS ONE OF THEM. NO OVER SPEED AND NO LOW PRESSURE CAUSED THIS FAILURE. UPDATED 10/16/18*JB
No injuries · No fire · No crash
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 COUNTRY COACH INTRIGUE RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER TAKE OFF (PTO), WHICH IS MOUNTED ON THE TRANSMISSION, HAS FAILED. THE PTO RUNS THE FAN AND COOLS THE ENGINE, POWER STEERING, AND OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN THE RV. WHEN ANOTHER COMPONENT OF THE PTO (KNOWN AS A 'SPINE') MALFUNCTIONS, THE ENGINE LOSES POWER AND SHUTS OFF. THIS ALSO CAUSES THE POWER STEERING AND OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TO FAIL. THE CONTACT HAD TO PURCHASE A 'WET KIT' FOR $6,000 IN ORDER TO PREVENT THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000.
No injuries · No fire · No crash
I PURCHASED USED A 40' CLASS A MOTORHOME FROM DEALER IN TUSCON, AZ.. BEFORE PICKING IT UP, I INQUIRED FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER THE DATE OF THE TIRES MANUFACTURE. THE TIRES WERE 8 YEARS OLD. I ASKED THAT HE REPLACE THOSE OLD 12R22.5 TIRES WITH NEW TIRES AT MY EXPENSE. WHEN I PICKED UP THE COACH IN TUSCON FROM THE DEALER, I NOTICED THAT THE TIRES INSTALLED WERE 11R22.5. I QUESTIONED THE SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT THE SIZE AND HE TOLD ME THAT MICHELIN DID NOT MANUFACTURE A 12R22.5 TIRE ANY MORE AND THAT THE 11R22.5 ARE THE SAME WEIGHT RATING(WRONG). I BOUGHT THAT STORY. SINCE THEN I HAD THE TIRES CHECKED BY A TIRE COMPANY IN MY AREA AND WAS INFORMED THOSE 11R22.5 TIRES WERE INADEQUATE AND SHOULD BE CHANGED TO THE CORRECT SIZE FOR MY MOTORHOME. I JUST FINISHED A PHONE CALL TO MICHELIN TIRE(THE NEW TIRES ON MY MH) AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEED TO REPLACE ASAP THE SMALLER SIZE TIRE FOR THE CORRECT SIZE AND TIRE LOAD FOR THIS MOTORHOME. MY QUESTION IS WHAT RECOURSE DO I HAVE TO GET THESE REPLACED BY THE DEALER/ SERVICE CENTER THAT I BOUGHT THE MOTORHOME FROM? ANY HELP WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, MIKE BLURTON ALOHA. *TR
No injuries · No fire · No crash
FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION DRIVEN POWER TAKE OFF (PTO) AND HYDRAULIC PUMP WHICH RUNS THE COOLING FAN. THE MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE PTO AND PUMP INDICATED THE PTO SHAFT SPLINES FAILED DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION AND CAUSED THE HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILURE. IN TALKING TO THE MECHANICS AT COUNTRY COACH I LEARNED THAT OTHER 05 INTRIGUES HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM AND THAT IT SOMETIMES OCCURS A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE COOLING FAN TO STOP WHICH RESULTED IN THE ENGINE OVERHEATING AND A UNSCHEDULED ROADSIDE STOP. ADDITIONAL OPERATION WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN WHICH, IF IT OCCURRED IN A BUSY TRAFFIC SITUATION, COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR
No injuries · No fire · No crash
2 TOYO TIRES BLEW OUT DURING RECENT TRIP. FIRST INCIDENT WAS ON AUG 9 WHILE TRAVELING ON I-95 IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. WITHOUT WARNING, THE LEFT REAR INNER TIRE BLEW. THIS REQUIRED EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICE, A TIRE CHANGE, AND SEVERAL HOURS DELAY OF OUR VACATION. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS ON AUG 19 WHILE TRAVELING ON HWY 401 IN ONTARIO. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE MOTORHOME: FUEL FILLER NECK AND CAP RIPPED OFF, FENDER DAMAGED, FIBERGLASS DAMAGE, WHEEL DAMAGED, LOST HUBCAP. THIS ALSO REQUIRED EMERGENCY ROAD SERVICE, A TIRE CHANGE, AND OVER 3 HOURS DELAY ON OUR VACATION. *NM
No injuries · No fire · No crash