The defect
ON CERTAIN CLASS A MOTOR HOMES, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTORS ARE UNDER-FUSED AND THE FUSE MAY FAIL.
The risk
IF THE FUSE FAILS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP FUNCTIONING WHICH WOULD RESULT IN A DECREASE OF THE VISIBILITY OF THE OPERATOR AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW 15 AMP AUTO RESETTING CIRCUIT BREAKER FUSE ON THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 15, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MONACO AT 1-800-685-6545.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Beaver Coach Marquis | 2007 |
| Beaver Coach Patriot | 2007 |
| Holiday Rambler Imperial | 2007 |
| Monaco Coach Dynasty | 2007 |
| Monaco Coach Executive | 2007 |
| Monaco Coach Signature | 2007 |
Components: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
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 Marquis | 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| Beaver Coach Patriot | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Holiday Rambler Imperial | 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| Monaco Coach Dynasty | 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| Monaco Coach Executive | 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| Monaco Coach Signature | 2007 | 0 | 2 |
Other visibility recalls in 2006
15 of the 490 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2006 concerned the visibility; MONACO COACH CORPORATION filed 57 campaigns in all.
| 06V494000 29 Dec 2006 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 06V470000 12 Dec 2006 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| 06V440000 15 Nov 2006 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 06V380000 10 Oct 2006 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 06V326000 31 Aug 2006 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| 06V291000 1 Aug 2006 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
| 06V255000 13 Jul 2006 | GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC. |
| 06V241000 6 Jul 2006 | MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2006