Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. It has been recalled 3 times.
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Structure › Body › Roof and Pillars
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Service Brakes, Hydraulic
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Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
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3 safety recalls
Part 573 reports
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer08V257000
Filed Jun 5, 20088,587 vehiclesMonaco Coach Corporation
Defect. MONACO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH NORCOLD REFRIGERATORS. A FATIGUE FAILURE IN THE SECTION OF THE COOLING UNIT WHICH CONTAINS THE REFRIGERANT COULD ALLOW THE LIQUID SOLUTION TO SLOWLY LEAK.
Risk. EXTENDED OPERATION OF A LEAKING COOLING UNIT COULD LEAD TO A FIRE FROM GAS WHICH MIGHT ESCAPE.
Remedy. MONACO IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS. NORCOLD WILL PROVIDE THERMAL SWITCH KITS TO OWNERS ALONG WITH THE NECESSARY FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 29, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101 OR MONACO AT 1-800-685-6545.
Defect. ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES, FIFTH WHEEL AND TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION, THE REFRIGERATOR MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE BOILER TUBE. PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION COULD BE RELEASED INTO AN AREA WHERE AN IGNITION SOURCE (GAS FLAME) IS PRESENT.
Risk. RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy. MONACO WILL BE WORKING WITH DOMETIC IN ORDER TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 06E076). DOMETIC WILL REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS BY INSTALLING A SECONDARY BURN HOUSING, A THERMAL FUSE, AND A MELT FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. DOMETIC HAS RETAINED STERICYCLE INC. TO MANAGE THIS CAMPAIGN. STERICYCLE WILL ASSIST THE OWNER IN LOCATING DEALERSHIPS OR SERVICE CENTERS AND WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH SCHEDULING OF APPOINTMENTS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOMETIC/STERICYCLE AT 1-888-446-5157 OR MONACO AT 1-877-466-6226.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components02V278000
Filed Oct 22, 20028,581 vehiclesMonaco Coach Corp.
Defect. ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES, THE BRAKE ASSEMBLIES EXHIBIT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES THAT CAN LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC DETERIORATION OF THE WHEEL END COMPONENTS SUCH AS BEARINGS, RACES, SPINDLES, KNUCKLES, SEALS, HUBS, ROTORS, PATCH BOLTS, CALIPERS, BRAKE PADS, AND ABS SENSORS.
Risk. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL, AND/OR THE POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE CALIPERS FOR CORROSION AND REPLACE OR REBUILD THE CALIPERS AS NECESSARY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 18, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MONACO AT 1-800-685-6545.
What owners reported
Newest filings
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed Jul 11, 2005OR
DT: HAVE HAD FOUR RADIATOR FAILURES. WHERE THE CORE PIPES THAT JOINS THE MANIFOLD LEAKS. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE RADIATOR FOUR TIMES, THEY STILL CANNOT PINPOINT THE PROBLEM. JANUARY OF 2005 WAS THE LAST TIME IT WAS REPLACED. RADIATOR AS OF RIGHT NOW IS STILL WORKING BUT HAVE A DOCUMENT OF MY COMPLAINT. ITS A MOTOR HOME ITS A MONACO, KNIGHT 30J. *NM
Structure › Body › Roof and Pillars
Filed Jul 5, 200530,000 milesCA
THE FIBERGLAS ROOF PANEL WAS DEFECTIVE IN THAT PINHOLES BEGAN TO POP ALLOWING RAIN WATER TO ENTER THE COACH AND STAIN THE CEILING. FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK OF MY 38 FOOT LONG COACH THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 12 SEPARATE HOLES THAT SHOWED UP OVER A PERIOD OF 4 MONTHS.
Unknown or Other
Filed Mar 1, 2004OR
DECISION TO REVOKE THE ACCEPTANCE OF 2001 BEAVER PATRIOT THUNDER COACH. / LEGAL COUNSEL FOR GARY & MARY EDWARDSEN.*MR (NAR) *CB
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.
Most recent recall on file: Jun 5, 2008. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.