NHTSA campaign 08V098000 · Monaco Coach campaign R06030

MONACO COACH CORPORATION Recall 08V-098: MELTED LP REFRIGERATOR HOSE

NHTSA recall 08V098000 (Monaco Coach campaign R06030) was reported by MONACO COACH CORPORATION on February 29, 2008, with 122 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Holiday Rambler Scepter and Monaco Coach Camelot for model years 2006–2007. Owners were notified on March 20, 2008, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 08V098000 (also written 08V-098 or 08V098)
Filed by: MONACO COACH CORPORATION
Monaco Coach campaign number: R06030
Report received: February 29, 2008
Potentially affected: 122 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer — LPG Systems — Lines and Fittings
Owners notified: March 20, 2008

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V098000. 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 Scepter
- 2006, 2007 · Vehicles built August 4, 2005 – June 5, 2006 (per NHTSA)

All Holiday Rambler recalls

Monaco Coach

Monaco Coach Camelot
- 2006, 2007 · Vehicles built August 4, 2005 – June 5, 2006 (per NHTSA)

All Monaco Coach recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V098000.

Defect description

MONACO IS RECALLING 122 MY 2006-2007 CAMELOT AND HOLIDAY RAMBLER SCEPTER CLASS A MOTOR HOMES. THE RUBBER LIQUID PROPANE (LP) HOSE ON THE BACK OF THE REFRIGERATOR MAY HAVE EXTRA LENGTH OF HOSE. THIS EXTRA HOSE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PULLED BACK BY THE MAIN HOUSE CONNECTION AND SECURED. THIS EXTRA HOSE POTENTIALLY CAN BE DAMAGED BY HEAT FROM THE BURNER TUBE IF THE HOSE COMES IN CONTACT WITH THE BURNER FLUE.

Safety consequence

IF THE HOSE IS IN CONTACT WITH THE BURNER FLUE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, THE HOSE CAN MELT CAUSING AN LP LEAK WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REFRIGERATOR COMPARTMENT AND FOR EXCESS LP HOSE. IF THE HOSE IS NOT DAMAGED, IT WILL BE SECURED WITH A CLAMP AWAY FROM THE BURNER FLUE. IF THE HOSE SHOWS ANY SIGN OF MELTING OR FATIGUE, IT WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 20, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MONACO AT 1-800-685-6545.

Notes

MONACO RECAL NO. 06030.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 08V098000

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.