NHTSA campaign 03V103000 · Manufacturer campaign R03009

MONACO COACH CORP. Recall 03V-103: MONACO/CERTIFICATION LABEL/GAWR INCORRECT

NHTSA recall 03V103000 (Manufacturer campaign R03009) was reported by MONACO COACH CORP. on March 17, 2003, with 44 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Beaver Monterey for the 2001 model year. Owners were notified on October 22, 2003, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
03V103000 (also written 03V-103 or 03V103)
Filed by
MONACO COACH CORP.
Manufacturer campaign number
R03009
Report received
Potentially affected
44 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Equipment — Other — Labels
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V103000. 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 Monterey

    • 2001 · Vehicles built January 1, 1999 – May 30, 2002 (per NHTSA)
All Beaver recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V103000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES, THE GROSS AXLE WEIGHT RATING (GAWR) IS INCORRECT ON THE FEDERAL CERTIFICATION LABEL. THE INITIAL LABEL SHOWS THE REAR GAWR AS 19,500 LBS. CORRECT REAR GAWR IS 19,200 LBS. THE GVWR SHOWED 29,000 LBS. CORRECT GVWR IS 28,700 LBS.

Safety consequence

THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE REGULATIONS.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A CORRECTED LABEL ON THESE MOTOR HOMES. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON OCTOBER 22, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE LABEL WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MONACO AT 1-877-466-8226.

Notes

MONACO RECALL NO. R03009. CUSTOMERS CAN 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 03V103000

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.