The defect
ON CERTAIN CLASS A MOTOR HOMES, THE SPACER PLATE UNDER THE TRAILING ARMS HAD A TRANSVERSE WELD WHICH CREATES A HEAT RISER AND CAUSE THE TRAILING ARMS TO CRACK.
The risk
THIS COULD CREATE ROUGH DRIVING CONDITIONS AND DAMAGE TO REAR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THE DRIVER COULD LOOSE CONTROL OF THE MOTORHOME AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REPLACE THE TRAILING ARMS FOR CRACKS AND REPLACING THE TRAILING ARMS AND U-BOLTS IN THE REAR SUSPENSION OF THE MOTORHOMES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 29, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MONACO AT 1-800-685-6545.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Holiday Rambler Ambassador | 2002, 2003 |
| Holiday Rambler Neptune | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Monaco Coach Cayman | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Monaco Coach Knight | 2002, 2003 |
| Safari Coach Cheetah | 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Safari Coach Sahara | 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| Safari Coach Zanzibar | 2002, 2003, 2004 |
Components: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday Rambler Ambassador | 2002 | 3 | 4 |
| Holiday Rambler Ambassador | 2003 | 18 | 5 |
| Holiday Rambler Neptune | 2002 | 3 | 3 |
| Holiday Rambler Neptune | 2003 | 4 | 4 |
| Holiday Rambler Neptune | 2004 | 5 | 2 |
| Holiday Rambler Neptune | 2005 | 4 | 1 |
| Monaco Coach Cayman | 2002 | 4 | 3 |
| Monaco Coach Cayman | 2003 | 3 | 4 |
| Monaco Coach Cayman | 2004 | 7 | 2 |
| Monaco Coach Cayman | 2005 | 7 | 1 |
| Monaco Coach Knight | 2002 | 19 | 5 |
| Monaco Coach Knight | 2003 | 2 | 4 |
| Safari Coach Cheetah | 2003 | 4 | 3 |
| Safari Coach Cheetah | 2004 | 4 | 3 |
| Safari Coach Cheetah | 2005 | 2 | 2 |
| Safari Coach Sahara | 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| Safari Coach Sahara | 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| Safari Coach Sahara | 2004 | 3 | 3 |
| Safari Coach Zanzibar | 2002 | 1 | 2 |
| Safari Coach Zanzibar | 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| Safari Coach Zanzibar | 2004 | 3 | 2 |
Other suspension recalls in 2005
37 of the 562 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2005 concerned the suspension; MONACO COACH CORPORATION filed 57 campaigns in all.
| 05V545000 30 Nov 2005 | WELD-IT COMPANY |
| 05V544000 30 Nov 2005 | WABASH NATIONAL CORPORATION |
| 05V542000 30 Nov 2005 | HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD |
| 05V546000 29 Nov 2005 | BENTLEY MOTORS LTD |
| 05V538000 21 Nov 2005 | APRILIA USA, INC. |
| 05V514000 10 Nov 2005 | FORETRAVEL, INC. |
| 05V508000 3 Nov 2005 | STOUGHTON TRAILERS, LLC |
| 05V493000 25 Oct 2005 | GREAT DANE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2005