Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, air › supply › reservoir/tank. It has been recalled 3 times.
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Service Brakes, Air › Supply › Reservoir/Tank
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3 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 › Other › Labels03V128000
Filed Apr 7, 2003125 vehiclesMonaco Coach Corp.
Defect. CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL AND TRAVEL TRAILERS' FEDERAL CERTIFICATION LABELS ARE INCORRECT. THE TIRE INFLATION IS LISTED AS 60 PSI WHEN THE CORRECT SHOULD BE 80 PSI. IN ADDITION, THE AXLE WEIGHT RATING IS INCORRECT ON CERTAIN 1998 IMPERIAL TRAVEL TRAILERS. THE LABEL SHOWS 6000 LBS. WHEN THE CORRECT RATING SHOULD BE 5200 LBS.
Risk. THIS INCORRECT INFORMATION COULD LEAD TO UNDER/OVER INFLATED TIRES AND COULD CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTE TO PREMATURE TIRE FAILURE POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A SUDDEN BLOWOUT OR OTHER FAILURE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE UNIT.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FEDERAL CERTIFICATION LABEL ON THE UNITS INVOLVED. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING APRIL 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE LABEL WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MONACO AT 1-877-466-6226.
Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly › Mounting98V232000
Filed Sep 18, 1998398 vehiclesMonaco Coach Corp.
Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON A ROADMASTER CHASSIS. INADEQUATE BRACING WAS USED TO SECURE THE FUEL TANK. THE BRACE COULD FAIL ALLOWING ONE END OF THE FUEL TANK TO LOOSEN FROM ITS POSITION AND HANG LOWER THAN THE OTHER END.
Risk. THE FUEL TANK COULD EVENTUALLY SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE AND DROP TO THE GROUND, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY OR A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL BRACE UNDER THE FUEL TANK.
What owners reported
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Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Sep 10, 200460,000 milesMD
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO 85 MPH. THE CONSUMER DISCONNECTED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE UNIT WHICH WAS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK WHEN THE THROTTLE FAILED THE CONSUMER WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES BECAME SO HOT THAT SMOKE WAS BILLOWING FROM THE RV AND WAS ALSO COMING INSIDE THE RV. THE RV'S TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE 100 GALLON FUEL TANK LEAKED.
Service Brakes, Air › Supply › Reservoir/Tank
Filed Jan 8, 2001PA
THE REAR AIR TANK WHICH IS MOUNTED ABOVE THE SIDE SWAY ARM COMES IN CONTACT WITH THE SWAY ARM MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR THE FITTING TO BREAK AND POSSIBLY LOOSE AIR PRESSURE OR BRAKES. NLM
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.