1997 Beaver Marquis

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension › front. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Suspension › Front1
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2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer03V166000
Filed May 8, 2003Monaco Coach Corp.

Defect. ON CERTAIN MOTORHOMES, FIFTH WHEELS AND TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR COOLING UNITS MODEL NUMBERS 1200LR AND 1200RIM, THESE REFRIGERATORS CAN EXPERIENCE LOW CYCLE FATIGUE FAILURE WHICH CAN LEAD TO THE LIQUID SOLUTION SLOWLY LEAKING FROM THE SEALED, PRESSURIZED COOLING UNIT THROUGH A SMALL CRACK.

Risk. IF A LEAK OCCURS AND THE UNIT IS CONTINUALLY OPERATED, HYDROGEN GAS MAY BE EXPELLED AND CAN BE IGNITED, RESULTING IN A FIRE, POSSIBLY CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

Remedy. NORCOLD WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT COOLING UNIT FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NORCOLD SERVICE CENTER AT 1-800-667-3005 OR MONACO AT 574-862-7211.

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer › Lpg Systems › Furnace98V167009
Filed Mar 31, 1999413 vehiclesSafari Motor Coaches, Inc.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH AQUA-HOT HEATING SYSTEMS, MODEL 431-3 ZONE WITH ENGINE LOOP. FIBERGLASS INSULATING MATERIAL LOCATED UNDER THE BURNER HEAD ON THE FLOOR OF THE HEATER ENCLOSURE, CAN BECOME SOAKED WITH FLUIDS (ETHYLENE GLYCOL AND/OR DIESEL FUEL).

Risk. IF AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OCCURS, A FIRE COULD RESULT.

Remedy. VEHICLE SYSTEMS INC. WILL CONDUCT THE OWNER NOTIFICATION FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE INSULATION FROM BENEATH THE DIESEL HEATING UNIT AS WELL AS FROM BEHIND THE CONTROL THERMOSTAT AND AIR-CONDITIONING HEATING ELEMENT ACCESS COVERS.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Suspension › Front
Filed Nov 9, 1999TX

VEHICLE WANDERS AND JUMPS ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY. DRIVER HAS TO STRUGGLE IN ORDER TO KEEP VEHICLE IN CONTROL. DEALER PUT HEAVY WEIGHT IN FRONT END TO KEEP UNDER CONTROL. *AK

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1997
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20020100Routine
20010200Routine
20000500Routine
19990300Routine
19980300Routine
1997 — this page1200Routine
19960100Routine
19950100Routine

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Reading this record

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: May 8, 2003. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.