NHTSA campaign 05V081000 · Monaco Coach campaign R04064

MONACO COACH CORPORATION Recall 05V-081: BATTERY CABLE

NHTSA recall 05V081000 (Monaco Coach campaign R04064) was reported by MONACO COACH CORPORATION on March 1, 2005, with 81 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Holiday Rambler Admiral SE, Monaco Coach Monarch SE, Safari Coach Simba and more for model years 2004–2005. Owners were notified on March 18, 2005, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 05V081000 (also written 05V-081 or 05V081)
Filed by: MONACO COACH CORPORATION
Monaco Coach campaign number: R04064
Report received: March 1, 2005
Potentially affected: 81 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System — 12V/24V/48V Battery — Cables
Owners notified: March 18, 2005

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V081000. 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 Admiral SE
- 2004, 2005 · Vehicles built August 12, 2004 – December 17, 2004 (per NHTSA)

All Holiday Rambler recalls

Monaco Coach

Monaco Coach Monarch SE
- 2004, 2005 · Vehicles built August 12, 2004 – December 17, 2004 (per NHTSA)

All Monaco Coach recalls

Safari Coach

Safari Coach Simba
- 2004, 2005 · Vehicles built August 12, 2004 – December 17, 2004 (per NHTSA)
Safari Coach Trek
- 2004
- 2005 · Vehicles built August 12, 2004 – December 17, 2004 (per NHTSA)

All Safari Coach recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V081000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN CLASS A MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON WORKHORSE CHASSIS,THE BATTERY CABLES MAY NOT BE SECURED PROPERLY INSIDE OF THE CHASSIS' FRAME RAIL. THE BATTERY CABLES MAY BE LOCATED TOO NEAR THE ENGINE EXHAUST.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD POTENTIALLY MELT THE BATTERY CABLE AND CAUSE A BACK FEED THROUGH THE CHASSIS 12V SYSTEM WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURY OR LOSS.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BATTERY CABLE TO SEE IF THE CABLE IS PROPERLY MOUNTED INSIDE OF THE CHASSIS FRAME RAIL. IF NECESSARY, THE BATTERY CABLE WILL BE MOUNTED SECURELY IN EXISTING HOLES IN FRAME RAIL FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 18, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MONACO AT 1-800-685-6545.

Notes

MONACO RECALL NO. R04064.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 05V081000

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.