SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    Form 8-K


                           Current Report Pursuant to
                             Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934




       Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): November 7, 2001
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                            COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)




                                     Indiana
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)





               1-7160                                    35-1101097
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      (Commission File Number)           (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)



2831 Dexter Drive, Elkhart, Indiana                      46514
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)



                                 (219) 262-0123
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)






ITEM 5.  OTHER EVENTS.

         On November 7, 2001 the Company filed a press release announcing third
quarter earnings. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to
this Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.


ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

         (a)      EXHIBITS

         Exhibit
         Number         Description
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         99.1           November 7, 2001, Press Release announcing third quarter
                        earnings.






                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                            COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.



                                            By:  /s/ Richard M. Lavers
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                                                General Counsel & Secretary



Dated: November 8, 2001

















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