NHTSA campaign 07V010000 · Monaco Coach campaign R02206

MONACO COACH CORPORATION Recall 07V-010: TOW HITCH FAILURE

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 07V010000 (Monaco Coach campaign R02206) was reported by MONACO COACH CORPORATION on January 16, 2007, with 2,086 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Holiday Rambler Vacationer, Monaco Coach Lapalma, Holiday Rambler Admiral and more for model years 2001–2003. Owners were notified on February 15, 2007, 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 07V010000 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: 07V010000 (also written 07V-010 or 07V010)
Filed by: MONACO COACH CORPORATION
Monaco Coach campaign number: R02206
Report received: January 16, 2007
Potentially affected: 2,086 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Trailer Hitches
Owners notified: February 15, 2007
NHTSA investigation: Preliminary Evaluation PE06-047 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V010000. 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
- 2001, 2002 · Vehicles built September 5, 2000 – November 5, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Holiday Rambler Admiral SE
- 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built September 5, 2000 – November 5, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Holiday Rambler Endeavor
- 2001, 2002 · Vehicles built September 5, 2000 – November 5, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Holiday Rambler Vacationer
- 2001, 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built September 5, 2000 – November 5, 2002 (per NHTSA)

All Holiday Rambler recalls

Monaco Coach

Monaco Coach Lapalma
- 2001, 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built September 5, 2000 – November 5, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Monaco Coach Monarch
- 2001, 2002 · Vehicles built September 5, 2000 – November 5, 2002 (per NHTSA)
Monaco Coach Monarch SE
- 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built September 5, 2000 – November 5, 2002 (per NHTSA)

All Monaco Coach recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V010000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN CLASS A MOTOR H0MES BUILT WITH GASOLINE ENGINES, THE FRAME EXTENSION LOWER FLANGE MAY CRACK ALLOWING THE HITCH TO BEND AND POSSIBLY SEPARATE FROM THE MOTOR HOME.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE TOWED VEHICLE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL ADD AN ADDITION OF TWO PIECES OF ANGLE STEEL TO THE FRAME EXTENSION AND HITCH MOUNTING POINT IN ORDER TO REINFORCE THE FRAME EXTENSION FLANGE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 15, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MONACO AT 877-466-6226. NOTE: THE ENDING MANUFACTURING DATE FOR INDIANA BUILT MOTOR HOMES IS MARCH 8, 2002 WHILE THE OREGON BUILT MOTOR HOMES WERE BUILT THROUGH NOVEMBER 2002. THE FEDERAL ID LABEL LOCATED ON THE WALL NEXT TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT SPECIFIES IN WHICH STATE THE MOTOR HOME WAS BUILT.

Notes

MONACO RECALL NO.R02206.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 07V010000

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.