NHTSA campaign 03V129000 · Manufacturer campaign R02248
MONACO COACH CORP. Recall 03V-129: MONACO/CERTIFICATION LABEL/AXLE WEIGHT RATING
NHTSA recall 03V129000 (Manufacturer campaign R02248) was reported by MONACO COACH CORP. on April 7, 2003, with 273 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Holiday Rambler Alumascape, Holiday Rambler Presidential and Mckenzie Lakota for the 2003 model year. Owners were notified on June 24, 2003, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 03V129000 (also written 03V-129 or 03V129)
- Filed by
- MONACO COACH CORP.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- R02248
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 273 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Other — Labels
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V129000. 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 Alumascape
- 2003 · Vehicles built March 4, 2002 – January 28, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Holiday Rambler Presidential
- 2003 · Vehicles built March 4, 2002 – January 28, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Mckenzie
Mckenzie Lakota
- 2003 · Vehicles built April 22, 2002 – January 28, 2003 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V129000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRAVEL TRAILERS, THE FEDERAL CERTIFICATION LABEL IS INCORRECT. THE AXLE WEIGHT RATING SHOWS 5200 LBS. WHEN THE CORRECT RATING SHOULD BE 5080 LBS.
Safety consequence
PRIOR TO HAVING THE NEW LABEL INSTALLED, OWNERS MUST FOLLOW THE CORRECT RATING OF THE AXLE AND TIRE MAXIMUM CAPACITY TO PREVENT A BLOWOUT OR DAMAGE TO THE AXLES.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FEDERAL CERTIFICATION LABEL ON THE UNITS INVOLVED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 1, 2003. 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 1-877-466-6226.
Notes
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 03V129000
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.