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NHTSA campaign 04V483000 · Manufacturer campaign R02233

MONACO COACH CORPORATION Recall 04V-483: MONACO/VENTURE/FRAME ENHANCEMENT

NHTSA recall 04V483000 (Manufacturer campaign R02233) was reported by MONACO COACH CORPORATION on October 5, 2004, with 3,439 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Holiday Rambler Alumascape, Mckenzie Medallion, Mckenzie Lakota and more for model years 1999–2006. Owners were notified on October 29, 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 04V483000 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
04V483000 (also written 04V-483 or 04V483)
Filed by
MONACO COACH CORPORATION
Manufacturer campaign number
R02233
Report received
Potentially affected
3,439 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Structure — Frame and Members
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V483000. 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 Aluma Lite

    • 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built June 15, 1998 – July 11, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • Holiday Rambler Alumascape

  • Holiday Rambler Imperial

    • 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built June 15, 1998 – July 11, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • Holiday Rambler Presidential

    • 2001, 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built June 15, 1998 – July 11, 2003 (per NHTSA)
    • 2005 · Vehicles built June 15, 1998 – July 11, 2003 (per NHTSA)
All Holiday Rambler recalls

Mckenzie

  • Mckenzie Grand Medallion

    • 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built June 15, 1998 – July 11, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • Mckenzie Lakota

    • 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built June 15, 1998 – July 11, 2003 (per NHTSA)
    • 2006 · Vehicles built June 15, 1998 – July 11, 2003 (per NHTSA)

  • Mckenzie Medallion

All Mckenzie recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V483000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS, A DEFICIENCY IN THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE MAIN FRAME RAILS COULD CAUSE THE RAILS TO CRACK AND AXLES COULD SHIFT, CAUSING THE FIFTH WHEEL TO PULL ERRATICALLY.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER OF THE TOW VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A CRASH RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND ADD AN ADDITION OF GUSSET PLATES AND CROSS TUBES TO STRENGHEN THE AXLE SPRING HANGERS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 29, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MONACO AT 1-800-685-6545.

Notes

MONACO RECALL NO. R02233.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 04V483000

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.