NHTSA campaign 03V268000 · Manufacturer campaign R02246

Safari Coach Recall 03V-268: MONACO/PARKING BRAKE BRACKET

NHTSA recall 03V268000 (Manufacturer campaign R02246) was reported by MONACO COACH CORP. on July 28, 2003, with 29 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Safari Coach Trek for model years 2002–2003. Owners were notified on August 21, 2003, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 03V268000 (also written 03V-268 or 03V268)
Filed by: MONACO COACH CORP.
Manufacturer campaign number: R02246
Report received: July 28, 2003
Potentially affected: 29 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Parking Brake
Owners notified: August 21, 2003

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V268000. 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.

Safari Coach

Safari Coach Trek
- 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built April 17, 2002 – August 19, 2002 (per NHTSA)

All Safari Coach recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V268000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON THE WORKHORSE P-SERIES CHASSIS, THE PARKING BRAKE BRACKET IS NOT PROPERLY SECURED TO THE CHASSIS AND CAN BE BENT OR BROKEN WHEN APPLIED.

Safety consequence

THE PARKING BRAKE COULD BE DISENGAGED AND ALLOW THE MOTOR HOME TO ROLL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL ADD ADDITIONAL WELDS TO THE PARKING BRAKE BRACKET. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 21, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MONACO AT 1-800-685-6545.

Notes

MONACO RECALL NO. R02246.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 03V268000

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.