NHTSA campaign 02V004007 · Manufacturer campaign R02198
MONACO COACH CORP. Recall 02V004007: MONACO/THROTTLE CONTROL/ACCELERATOR PEDAL
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 02V004007 (Manufacturer campaign R02198) was reported by MONACO COACH CORP. on April 9, 2002, with 232 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Beaver Coach Patriot Thunder, Beaver Contessa, Beaver Marquis and more for the 2002 model year. Owners were notified on September 30, 2002, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 02V004007 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V004007
- Filed by
- MONACO COACH CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- R02198
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 232 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Vehicle Speed Control — Accelerator Pedal
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V004007. 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.
Beaver
Beaver Contessa
- 2002 · Vehicles built July 27, 2001 – October 16, 2001 (per NHTSA)
Beaver Marquis
- 2002 · Vehicles built July 27, 2001 – October 16, 2001 (per NHTSA)
Beaver Monterey
- 2002 · Vehicles built July 27, 2001 – October 16, 2001 (per NHTSA)
Beaver Patriot
- 2002 · Vehicles built July 27, 2001 – October 16, 2001 (per NHTSA)
Beaver Coach
Beaver Coach Patriot Thunder
- 2002 · Vehicles built July 21, 2001 – October 16, 2001 (per NHTSA)
Safari
Safari Zanzibar
- 2002 · Vehicles built July 27, 2001 – October 16, 2001 (per NHTSA)
Safari Coach
Safari Coach Cheetah
- 2002 · Vehicles built July 27, 2001 – October 16, 2001 (per NHTSA)
Safari Coach Sahara
- 2002 · Vehicles built July 27, 2001 – October 16, 2001 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V004007.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL/ACCELERATOR PEDALS SUPPLIED BY WILLIAMS CONTROLS INDUSTRIES, THE WELD ATTACHING THE CLEVIS TO THE PLATE HAS INSUFFICIENT PENETRATION AND COULD ALLOW THE CLEVIS TO SEPARATE FROM THE PLATE.
Safety consequence
IF THE CLEVIS SEPARATED FROM THE PLATE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN USE, THE VEHICLE WOULD RETURN TO IDLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THESE PEDALS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 9, 2002. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MONACO AT 1-800-344-6332 OR WILLIAMS CONTROL AT 1-503-684-8600.
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 02V004007
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.