The defect
NAVISTAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2011 BEAVER, HOLIDAY RAMBLER AND MONACO COACH BRAND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 11, 2008, THROUGH APRIL 15, 2011. SEE THE ABOVE LIST FOR MODELS. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD SHADE MAY SEPARATE FROM THE CABIN BODY WITHOUT WARNING, POSSIBLY IMPAIRING THE DRIVER'S ABILITY TO SEE THE ROADWAY.
The risk
AN IMPAIRMENT TO A DRIVER'S ABILITY TO SEE THE ROADWAY COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE CRASH POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY, OR DEATH.
The remedy
NAVISTAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE SHADE MOUNTING CLIPS AND REPAIR THE VEHICLES AS NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DECEMBER 10, 2011.OWNERS MAY CONTACT NAVISTAR AT 1-877-466-6226.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Beaver Coach Contessa | 2009, 2010 |
| Beaver Coach Marquis | 2009 |
| Beaver Coach Patriot | 2009 |
| Holiday Rambler Ambassador | 2011 |
| Holiday Rambler Endeavor | 2011 |
| Holiday Rambler Imperial | 2009, 2010 |
| Holiday Rambler Navigator | 2010, 2011 |
| Holiday Rambler Neptune | 2011 |
| Holiday Rambler Scepter | 2010, 2011 |
| Holiday Rambler Trip | 2011 |
| Monaco Camelot | 2010, 2011 |
| Monaco Coach Cayman | 2011 |
| Monaco Coach Diplomat | 2011 |
| Monaco Coach Dynasty | 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Monaco Coach Knight | 2011 |
| Monaco Coach Signature | 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Monaco Coach Vesta | 2011 |
Components: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
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 Contessa | 2009 | 0 | 5 |
| Beaver Coach Contessa | 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| Beaver Coach Marquis | 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| Beaver Coach Patriot | 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| Holiday Rambler Ambassador | 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| Holiday Rambler Endeavor | 2011 | 0 | 5 |
| Holiday Rambler Imperial | 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| Holiday Rambler Imperial | 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| Holiday Rambler Navigator | 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| Holiday Rambler Navigator | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Holiday Rambler Neptune | 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| Holiday Rambler Scepter | 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| Holiday Rambler Scepter | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Holiday Rambler Trip | 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| Monaco Camelot | 2010 | 0 | 4 |
| Monaco Camelot | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Monaco Coach Cayman | 2011 | 0 | 4 |
| Monaco Coach Diplomat | 2011 | 1 | 4 |
| Monaco Coach Dynasty | 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| Monaco Coach Dynasty | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Monaco Coach Dynasty | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Monaco Coach Knight | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Monaco Coach Signature | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| Monaco Coach Signature | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Monaco Coach Signature | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Monaco Coach Vesta | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
Other visibility recalls in 2011
77 of the 597 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2011 concerned the visibility; NAVISTAR, INC filed 95 campaigns in all.
| 11V538000 4 Nov 2011 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 11V529000 2 Nov 2011 | CARLEN CORPORATION |
| 11V501000 18 Oct 2011 | CUSTOM VEHICLE OUTFITTERS |
| 11V492000 3 Oct 2011 | STARTRANS BUS CORPORATION |
| 11V467000 7 Sept 2011 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 11V445000 26 Aug 2011 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 11V435000 23 Aug 2011 | CUSTOM TRIM OF AMERICA |
| 11V442000 19 Aug 2011 | THOR INDUSTRIES |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2011