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                                                                EXHIBIT 99


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

          The undersigned hereby certifies, for the purposes of section 1350 of
chapter 63 of title 18 of the United States Code, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, in his capacity as Member of the
Retirement Benefits Committee of Coachmen Industries, Inc. (the "Corporation"),
Plan Administrator of the Coachmen Industries, Inc. Retirement Plan and Trust
(the "Plan") that, to his knowledge, the Annual Report for the Plan on Form 11-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, fully complies with the
requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, and that the information contained in such report fairly presents,
in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits and changes in
net assets available for benefits of the Plan, which written statement is being
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to such Form
11-K. A signed original of this statement has been provided to the corporation
and the Plan and will be retained by the corporation and the Plan and furnished
to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.


Date:  June 30, 2003                 By:   /s/ THOMAS J. MARTINI
                                           Thomas J. Martini, Member
                                           Retirement Benefits Committee,
                                           Coachmen Industries, Inc.,
                                           Plan Administrator