NHTSA campaign 01V256000

MONACO COACH CORP. Recall 01V-256: MONACO/STEERING SHAFT

NHTSA recall 01V256000 was reported by MONACO COACH CORP. on August 15, 2001, with 98 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Holiday Rambler Ambassador and Monaco Coach Knight for model years 2001–2002. Owners were notified on August 13, 2001, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 01V256000 (also written 01V-256 or 01V256)
Filed by: MONACO COACH CORP.
Report received: August 15, 2001
Potentially affected: 98 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Steering — Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Owners notified: August 13, 2001

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V256000. 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.

Holiday Rambler

Holiday Rambler Ambassador
- 2001, 2002 · Vehicles built February 6, 2001 – June 12, 2001 (per NHTSA)

All Holiday Rambler recalls

Monaco Coach

Monaco Coach Knight
- 2001, 2002 · Vehicles built February 6, 2001 – June 12, 2001 (per NHTSA)

All Monaco Coach recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V256000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES. A UNIT IS AFFECTED IF THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IS FULLY COMPRESSED OR IS TOO SHORT TO MEET MAXIMUM EXTENSION SPECIFICATIONS.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND/OR REPLACE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 13, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MONACO AT 1-800-685-6545.

Notes

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 01V256000

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.