NHTSA campaign 04V038000 · Monaco Coach campaign R03024

MONACO COACH CORPORATION Recall 04V-038: MONACO/I-BEAM IMITATOR

NHTSA recall 04V038000 (Monaco Coach campaign R03024) was reported by MONACO COACH CORPORATION on January 28, 2004, with 2,156 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Holiday Rambler Ambassador, Holiday Rambler Neptune, Monaco Coach Cayman and more for model years 2002–2004. Owners were notified on March 1, 2004, 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 04V038000 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.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 04V038000 (also written 04V-038 or 04V038)
Filed by: MONACO COACH CORPORATION
Monaco Coach campaign number: R03024
Report received: January 28, 2004
Potentially affected: 2,156 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Suspension — Front
Owners notified: March 1, 2004

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V038000. 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 Coach

Beaver Coach Baron
- 2003 · Vehicles built February 4, 2002 – October 24, 2003 (per NHTSA)

All Beaver Coach recalls

Holiday Rambler

Holiday Rambler Ambassador
- 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built February 4, 2002 – October 24, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Holiday Rambler Neptune
- 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built February 4, 2002 – October 24, 2003 (per NHTSA)

All Holiday Rambler recalls

Monaco Coach

Monaco Coach Cayman
- 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built February 4, 2002 – October 24, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Monaco Coach Knight
- 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built February 4, 2002 – October 24, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Monaco Coach Socialite
- 2002 · Vehicles built February 4, 2002 – October 24, 2003 (per NHTSA)

All Monaco Coach recalls

Safari Coach

Safari Coach Cheetah
- 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built February 4, 2002 – October 24, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Safari Coach Sahara
- 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built February 4, 2002 – October 24, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Safari Coach Zanzibar
- 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built February 4, 2002 – October 24, 2003 (per NHTSA)

All Safari Coach recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V038000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MOTORHOMES, THE I-BEAM LEAF IMITATOR IN THE FRONT AXLE SUSPENSION COULD CRACK AND BREAK DUE TO AN INADEQUATE WELDING PROCESS.

Safety consequence

THE I-BEAMS ON THE FRONT AXLE AND THE PANARD BRACKET ON THE REAR AXLE COULD CRACK AND BREAK CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ORIGINAL I-BEAM. ALSO, DEALERS WILL WELD THE STIFFENERS FROM THE PANARD BAR BRACKET TO THE CENTER DIFFERENTIAL OF THE REAR AXLE HOUSING. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 1, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MONACO AT 1-877-466-6226.

Notes

MONACO RECALL NO. R03024.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 04V038000

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.