UNITED STATES

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):  May 20, 2009

COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

INDIANA	1-7160	35-1101097
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)		Identification No.)
2831 Dexter Drive, Elkhart, Indiana		46514
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)
	(574) 266-2500
(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)
	N / A
(Former Name or Former Address,
if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

□ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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ITEM 8.01.  OTHER EVENTS

On May 20, 2009, Coachmen Industries, Inc. announced the sale of its Fitzgerald, Georgia RV complex to Ben Hill County (GA) Schools.  The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)   The following exhibit is furnished as a part of this Report:

  99.1  Press Release dated May 20, 2009

SIGNATURE

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

COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC.

Date:	May 20, 2009	By:	/s/ James T. Holden
			James T. Holden, Secretary
			Printed Name and Title