Recall campaign · NHTSA 05V053000

Suspension: rear: springs: leaf spring assembly

MONACO COACH CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2005-02-14.

Recall campaignNHTSA 05V053000

Suspension: rear: springs: leaf spring assembly

Component: Suspension: rear: springs: leaf spring assembly
Manufacturer: MONACO COACH CORPORATION
Vehicles affected: 2,827
Reported to NHTSA: 2005-02-14
Owners notified: 2005-03-29

Defect description

ON CERTAIN CLASS A MOTOR HOMES, THE SPACER PLATE UNDER THE TRAILING ARMS HAD A TRANSVERSE WELD WHICH CREATES A HEAT RISER AND CAUSE THE TRAILING ARMS TO CRACK.

Safety risk

THIS COULD CREATE ROUGH DRIVING CONDITIONS AND DAMAGE TO REAR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THE DRIVER COULD LOOSE CONTROL OF THE MOTORHOME AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REPLACE THE TRAILING ARMS FOR CRACKS AND REPLACING THE TRAILING ARMS AND U-BOLTS IN THE REAR SUSPENSION OF THE MOTORHOMES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 29, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MONACO AT 1-800-685-6545.

Notes

MONACO RECALL NO. R04062.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Scope of coverage

21 model years across 7 models.

Model	Years on record
HOLIDAY RAMBLER Ambassador	2003 2002
HOLIDAY RAMBLER Neptune	2005 2004 2003 2002
MONACO COACH Cayman	2005 2004 2003 2002
MONACO COACH Knight	2003 2002
SAFARI COACH Cheetah	2005 2004 2003
SAFARI COACH Sahara	2004 2003 2002
SAFARI COACH Zanzibar	2004 2003 2002

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.