NHTSA campaign 00V336000 · Monaco Coach campaign R000002
Monaco Coach Recall 00V-336: MONACO/FUEL TANK
NHTSA recall 00V336000 (Monaco Coach campaign R000002) was reported by MONACO COACH CORP. on October 19, 2000, with 45 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Monaco Coach Lapalma for the 2000 model year. Owners were notified on October 27, 2000, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V336000 (also written 00V-336 or 00V336)
- Filed by
- MONACO COACH CORP.
- Monaco Coach campaign number
- R000002
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 45 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage — Tank Assembly
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V336000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Monaco Coach
Monaco Coach Lapalma
- 2000 · Vehicles built September 27, 1999 – April 25, 2000 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V336000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES PRODUCED ON FORD CHASSIS. AS A RESULT OF INCORRECT INSTALLATION OF THE GAS TANK, THE GAS FILL DOOR FOR FILLING THE GAS TANK IS LOCATED WITHIN THREE FEET OF THE WATER HEATER. THIS IS IN VIOLATION OF RVIA CODE, SECTION 2.6.3.3.
Safety consequence
SUBSEQUENT FILLING OF THE GAS TANK COULD ALLOW FUMES TO RISE INTO THE WATER HEATER POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE IF THE WATER HEATER IS OPERATING ON LIQUID PROPANE GAS.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE FUEL TANK FOR REVERSAL, REPLACEMENT OF THE FENDER WITH THE INCORRECT FUEL FILL, AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW FILL ASSEMBLY ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE FENDER.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING OCTOBER 2000.OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE LABEL AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MONACO AT 1-800-685-6545.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V336000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.