NHTSA campaign 04V080000 · Monaco Coach campaign R04001
MONACO COACH CORPORATION Recall 04V-080: MONACO/VILLA/DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT BELT
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 04V080000 (Monaco Coach campaign R04001) was reported by MONACO COACH CORPORATION on February 17, 2004, with 358 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Holiday Rambler Ambassador, Holiday Rambler Imperial, Holiday Rambler Scepter and more for the 2004 model year. Owners were notified on March 8, 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 04V080000 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
- 04V080000 (also written 04V-080 or 04V080)
- Filed by
- MONACO COACH CORPORATION
- Monaco Coach campaign number
- R04001
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 358 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seat Belts — Front — Anchorage
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 207
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V080000. 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 Ambassador
- 2004 · Vehicles built February 7, 2003 – November 20, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Holiday Rambler Imperial
- 2004 · Vehicles built February 7, 2003 – November 20, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Holiday Rambler Scepter
- 2004 · Vehicles built February 7, 2003 – November 20, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Monaco Coach
Monaco Coach Signature
- 2004 · Vehicles built February 7, 2003 – November 20, 2003 (per NHTSA)
Monaco Coach Windsor
- 2004 · Vehicles built February 7, 2003 – November 20, 2003 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V080000.
Defect description
CERTAIN MOTORHOMES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 207, "SEATING SYSTEMS," AND NO. 210 "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES." THE SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE BOLTS CAN FAIL.
Safety consequence
THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE ANCHORAGE CAN SEPARATE FROM THE SEAT FRAME, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BELT LATCH BOLT AND INSTALL A BUSHING AND A GRADE 5 BOLT. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 8, 2004. 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 1-800-685-6545 OR VILLA INTERNATIONAL AT 714-535-7272.
Notes
MONACO RECALL NO. R04001.ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN 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 04V080000
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.