NHTSA campaign 05V053000 · Monaco Coach campaign R04062

MONACO COACH CORPORATION Recall 05V-053: TRAILING ARMS/SUSPENSION

NHTSA recall 05V053000 (Monaco Coach campaign R04062) was reported by MONACO COACH CORPORATION on February 14, 2005, with 2,827 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Holiday Rambler Neptune, Monaco Coach Cayman, Safari Coach Cheetah and more for model years 2002–2005. Owners were notified on March 29, 2005, 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 05V053000 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: 05V053000 (also written 05V-053 or 05V053)
Filed by: MONACO COACH CORPORATION
Monaco Coach campaign number: R04062
Report received: February 14, 2005
Potentially affected: 2,827 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Suspension — Rear — Springs — Leaf Spring Assembly
Owners notified: March 29, 2005

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V053000. 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
- 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built November 30, 2001 – October 1, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Holiday Rambler Neptune
- 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 · Vehicles built November 30, 2001 – October 1, 2004 (per NHTSA)

All Holiday Rambler recalls

Monaco Coach

Monaco Coach Cayman
- 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 · Vehicles built November 30, 2001 – October 1, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Monaco Coach Knight
- 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built November 30, 2001 – October 1, 2004 (per NHTSA)

All Monaco Coach recalls

Safari Coach

Safari Coach Cheetah
- 2003, 2004, 2005 · Vehicles built November 30, 2001 – October 1, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Safari Coach Sahara
- 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built November 30, 2001 – October 1, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Safari Coach Zanzibar
- 2002, 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built November 30, 2001 – October 1, 2004 (per NHTSA)

All Safari Coach recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V053000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN CLASS A MOTOR HOMES, THE SPACER PLATE UNDER THE TRAILING ARMS HAD A TRANSVERSE WELD WHICH CREATES A HEAT RISER AND CAUSE THE TRAILING ARMS TO CRACK.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD CREATE ROUGH DRIVING CONDITIONS AND DAMAGE TO REAR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THE DRIVER COULD LOOSE CONTROL OF THE MOTORHOME AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REPLACE THE TRAILING ARMS FOR CRACKS AND REPLACING THE TRAILING ARMS AND U-BOLTS IN THE REAR SUSPENSION OF THE MOTORHOMES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 29, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MONACO AT 1-800-685-6545.

Notes

MONACO RECALL NO. R04062.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V053000

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.