NHTSA campaign 08V578000
MONACO COACH CORPORATION Recall 08V-578: STEERING ARM CASTLE NUT/WORKHORSE
NHTSA recall 08V578000 was reported by MONACO COACH CORPORATION on November 3, 2008, with 202 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Holiday Rambler Arista, Safari Coach Passage, R-Vision Trail-Aire and more for model years 2006–2009. Owners were notified on November 13, 2008, 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 08V578000 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
- 08V578000 (also written 08V-578 or 08V578)
- Filed by
- MONACO COACH CORPORATION
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 202 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Gear Box — Shaft Pitman
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V578000. 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
- 2006 · Vehicles built June 1, 2005 – October 1, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Holiday Rambler Arista
Monaco Coach
Monaco Coach Monarch SE
- 2006 · Vehicles built June 1, 2005 – October 1, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Monaco Coach Riptide
- 2009 · Vehicles built June 1, 2005 – October 1, 2008 (per NHTSA)
R-Vision
R-Vision Trail-Aire
R-Vision Trail-Lite
Safari Coach
Safari Coach Passage
Safari Coach Simba
- 2006 · Vehicles built June 1, 2005 – October 1, 2008 (per NHTSA)
Safari Coach Trek GAS
- 2006 · Vehicles built June 1, 2005 – October 1, 2008 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V578000.
Defect description
MONACO IS RECALLING 202 MY 2006 MONARCH SE, MY 2009 RIPTIDE, MY 2006 HOLIDAY RAMBLER ADMIRAL SE, MY 2007-2009 ARISTA, MY 2007-2009 SAFARI PASSAGE, MY 2006 SIMBA AND TREK GAS, AND MY 2006-2007 R-VISION TRAIL-LITE AND TRAIL-AIRE MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON WORKHORSE CHASSIS. THE CASTLE NUT THAT RETAINS THE STEERING DRAG LINK TO THE PITMAN ARM MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY TORQUED DURING ASSEMBLY. THE IMPROPER TORQUE MAY HAVE DAMAGED THE CASTLE NUT AND COMPROMISED THE INTEGRITY OF THE CONNECTION.
Safety consequence
IF THE DRAG LINK WERE TO SEPARATE FROM THE PITMAN ARM, THE DRIVER WOULD NOT HAVE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE POSSIBLY CAUSING A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
MONACO IS WORKING WITH WORKHORSE TO REPLACE AND PROPERLY TIGHTEN THE CASTLE NUT THAT RETAINS THE STEERING DRAG LINK TO THE PITMAN ARM (PLEASE SEE 08V442). OWNERS MAY CONTACT WORKHORSE AT 1-877-946-7731 OR MONACO AT 1-800-685-6545.
Notes
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 08V578000
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.