The defect
ON CERTAIN MOTORHOMES, THE I-BEAM LEAF IMITATOR IN THE FRONT AXLE SUSPENSION COULD CRACK AND BREAK DUE TO AN INADEQUATE WELDING PROCESS.
The risk
THE I-BEAMS ON THE FRONT AXLE AND THE PANARD BRACKET ON THE REAR AXLE COULD CRACK AND BREAK CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ORIGINAL I-BEAM. ALSO, DEALERS WILL WELD THE STIFFENERS FROM THE PANARD BAR BRACKET TO THE CENTER DIFFERENTIAL OF THE REAR AXLE HOUSING. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 1, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MONACO AT 1-877-466-6226.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Beaver Coach Baron | 2003 |
| Holiday Rambler Ambassador | 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Holiday Rambler Neptune | 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Monaco Coach Cayman | 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Monaco Coach Knight | 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Monaco Coach Socialite | 2002 |
| Safari Coach Cheetah | 2003, 2004 |
| Safari Coach Sahara | 2003, 2004 |
| Safari Coach Zanzibar | 2003, 2004 |
Components: SUSPENSION:FRONT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver Coach Baron | 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| Holiday Rambler Ambassador | 2002 | 3 | 4 |
| Holiday Rambler Ambassador | 2003 | 18 | 5 |
| Holiday Rambler Ambassador | 2004 | 3 | 4 |
| Holiday Rambler Neptune | 2002 | 3 | 3 |
| Holiday Rambler Neptune | 2003 | 4 | 4 |
| Holiday Rambler Neptune | 2004 | 5 | 2 |
| Monaco Coach Cayman | 2002 | 4 | 3 |
| Monaco Coach Cayman | 2003 | 3 | 4 |
| Monaco Coach Cayman | 2004 | 7 | 2 |
| Monaco Coach Knight | 2002 | 19 | 5 |
| Monaco Coach Knight | 2003 | 2 | 4 |
| Monaco Coach Knight | 2004 | 5 | 3 |
| Monaco Coach Socialite | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| Safari Coach Cheetah | 2003 | 4 | 3 |
| Safari Coach Cheetah | 2004 | 4 | 3 |
| Safari Coach Sahara | 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| Safari Coach Sahara | 2004 | 3 | 3 |
| Safari Coach Zanzibar | 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| Safari Coach Zanzibar | 2004 | 3 | 2 |
Other suspension recalls in 2004
28 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the suspension; MONACO COACH CORPORATION filed 57 campaigns in all.
| 04V604000 22 Dec 2004 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 04V596000 21 Dec 2004 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 04V594000 20 Dec 2004 | AUTOCAR, LLC |
| 04V535000 8 Nov 2004 | MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V508000 27 Oct 2004 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 04V506000 25 Oct 2004 | AIRSTREAM, INC. |
| 04V496000 14 Oct 2004 | TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES (AMERICA) LTD |
| 04V477000 7 Oct 2004 | MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004