The defect
ON MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON SPARTAN CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 40 ENGINES, THE TURBOCHARGER CAN FAIL ALLOWING LUBRICATING OIL TO SPILL ONTO THE ENGINE.
The risk
THIS CAN RESULT IN A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE TURBOCHARGER TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. SPARTAN CHASSIS IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPARTAN CHASSIS AT 517-543-6400 OR MONACO AT 1-800-685-6545.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Safari Coach Renegade | 1998, 1999 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safari Coach Renegade | 1998 | 0 | 3 |
| Safari Coach Renegade | 1999 | 0 | 2 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 2005
34 of the 562 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2005 concerned the engine and engine cooling; MONACO COACH CORPORATION filed 57 campaigns in all.
| 05V570000 22 Dec 2005 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| 05V567000 21 Dec 2005 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 05V473000 12 Oct 2005 | GILLIG CORPORATION |
| 05V464000 7 Oct 2005 | NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 05V451000 4 Oct 2005 | MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 05V421000 22 Sept 2005 | NEW FLYER INDUSTRIES LTD |
| 05V412000 19 Sept 2005 | MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS |
| 05V411000 15 Sept 2005 | MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2005