2002 Monaco Coach Knight

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 CLASS A MOTOR HOMES, THE SPACER PLATE UNDER THE TRAILING ARMS HAD A TRANSVERSE WELD WHICH CREATES A HEAT RISER AND CAUSE THE TRAILING ARMS TO CRACK.

Risk. THIS COULD CREATE ROUGH DRIVING CONDITIONS AND DAMAGE TO REAR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. THE DRIVER COULD LOOSE CONTROL OF THE MOTORHOME AND A CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REPLACE THE TRAILING ARMS FOR CRACKS AND REPLACING THE TRAILING ARMS AND U-BOLTS IN THE REAR SUSPENSION OF THE MOTORHOMES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 29, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MONACO AT 1-800-685-6545.

Defect. ON CERTAIN MOTORHOMES, THE I-BEAM LEAF IMITATOR IN THE FRONT AXLE SUSPENSION COULD CRACK AND BREAK DUE TO AN INADEQUATE WELDING PROCESS.

Risk. THE I-BEAMS ON THE FRONT AXLE AND THE PANARD BRACKET ON THE REAR AXLE COULD CRACK AND BREAK CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ORIGINAL I-BEAM. ALSO, DEALERS WILL WELD THE STIFFENERS FROM THE PANARD BAR BRACKET TO THE CENTER DIFFERENTIAL OF THE REAR AXLE HOUSING. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 1, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MONACO AT 1-877-466-6226.

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.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES. A UNIT IS AFFECTED IF THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT IS FULLY COMPRESSED OR IS TOO SHORT TO MEET MAXIMUM EXTENSION SPECIFICATIONS.

Risk. THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND/OR REPLACE THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 13, 2001. 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 MONACO AT 1-800-685-6545.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MONACO COACH KNIGHT. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE MOTOR FAILED TO FUNCTION AND ALMOST CAUSED A CATASTROPHIC SITUATION WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO INSPECT AND DIAGNOSE THE MOTOR FAILURE. IN ADDITION, A THIRD PARTY SOURCE INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE TO DETERMINE IF THEY COULD PROVIDE A PERMANENT REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MONACO COACH KNIGHT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BOTH FRONT WHEELS WERE HOT TO THE TOUCH AND THE ABS CABLES WERE BURNT AND DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A REST AREA WHERE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ABS CABLES, CALIPERS, AND ROTORS FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS MENTIONED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V278000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

IN JUNE 2010, WHILE ON MY WAY TO CHURCH ANNUAL CONFERENCE, MY RIGHT REAR BRAKE OVERHEATED AND MELTED THE ABS SENSOR. I CALLED FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HE FOUND THE PROBLEM, GOT THE BRAKE RELEASED AND I FINISHED MY TRIP WITH NO PROBLEMS. THEN IN AUGUST 2010, WHILE ON MY WAY TO PAINTSVILLE KENTUCKY , MY LEFT FRONT BRAKE OVERHEATED. I WAS ABLE TO GET STOPPED BEFORE THE SENSOR MELTED AND PUT A FAN ON THE BRAKE AREA AND COOLED IT OFF. IT WAS THEN FREE AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ON MY TRIP WITH NO ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS. WHEN I CONTACTED WORKHORSE ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY SAID MY UNIT WAS NOT IN THE RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

VEHICLE INVOLVED IS A 2002 MONACO KNIGHT MOTORHOME ORIGINALLY EQUIPPED WITH BOSCH ZOPS AIR OVER HYDRAULIC DISC BRAKES. ALL FOUR BRAKE CALIPERS WERE REPAIRED WITH BOSCH ZOH-T ANCHOR PLATE REPAIR KITS UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. 02V278000 IN 2004. IN JULY 2009 THE LEFT REAR BRAKE BECAME SEVERELY OVERHEATED CAUSING TRANSFER OF BRAKE PAD MATERIAL TO THE ROTOR AND CAUSING THE ABS SENSOR TO MELT AND FALL LOOSE FROM THE CALIPER. REPAIR WAS MADE BY REPLACING THE LEFT REAR CALIPER, REPLACING BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE PADS, TURNING THE LEFT BRAKE ROTOR AND REPLACING THE ABS SENSOR. *TR

THERMAL BRAKE FAILURE ON US HWY 19 WEST OF BURNSVILLE, NC. ON 22 SEPT. 2008. THE RIGHT FRONT CALIPER OVERHEATED AND CAUSED A BURNED BRAKE SMELL, STRONG PULL OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, AND A RESULTANT ABS SENSOR FAILURE. THE PISTON FAILED TO RETRACT CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO DRAG ON THE ROTOR RESULTING A HEAT BUILD UP, SMOKE BILLOWED FROM THE WHEEL WELL AND THE ROTOR GLOWED RED. THIS IS MY FIRST FAILURE. HOWEVER, SEVERAL FELLOW OWNERS HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR BRAKE FAILURE. A 2004 RECALL REPLACED SOME BAKE PARTS. I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT THIS TYPE OF FAILURE WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN! I AM SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING HAVING THE FOUR CALIPERS REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1250. AFTER ATTENDING SEMINARS, SPEAKING WITH OTHER OWNERS, AND SEVERAL TECHNICIANS, I BELIEVE MONACO CONTINUES TO HAVE BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH MOTOR HOMES THAT HAVE BOSCH BRAKE CALIPERS INSTALLED. *TR

SEPARATION OF FIREWALL FROM FLOOR BOARDS. THIS IS A STRUCTURAL FAILURE AND ALLOWS EXHAUST GAS FROM GENERATOR TO ENTER INSIDE OF MOTORHOME. MECHANIC AT RECENT OIL CHANGE AND GENERATOR SERVICE NOTICED SCREWS MISSING FROM FIREWALL TO FLOOR BOARD CONNECTION. THERE IS A HORIZONTAL SEPARATION OF APPROXIMATELY 1/8 INCH AND A VERTICAL SEPARATION OF 3/16 INCH. ALL OF THE SCREWS, EXCEPT FOR ONE, WHERE MISSING OR SHEARED OFF. THERE IS NOW A GAP BETWEEN THE FLOOR BOARD TO FIREWALL MOUNTING. UPON STARTING THE GENERATOR TO VERIFY OPERATION AFTER OIL CHANGE AND SERVICING, DIESEL EXHAUST FUMES COULD BE SMELLED INSIDE THE MOTOR HOME. THE GENERATOR WAS RUN FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES AND THE YOU COULD SMELL THE DIESEL EXHAUST FUMES IN THE FRONT HALF OF THE MOTOR HOME. I CONTACTED MONACO COACH CORP. TWICE, ONCE BY PHONE AND ONCE BY EMAIL TO THEIR TECH SUPPORT. THE CALL TO MONACO WAS ON 10 JULY 2008 AND I TALKED WITH BOB PIERSON (1-877-466-6226). HE STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT MONACO WOULD DO AS THE COACH IS 6 YEARS OLD. HE STATED THAT I COULD SEND THE PICTURES TO HIM AND HE WOULD LOOK AT THEM AND FORWARD THEM UP THE LADDER. I RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. I THEN CONTACTED MONACO BY EMAIL, EXPLAINING THE PROBLEM AND ENCLOSED THE PICTURES. I GOT AN AUTOMATED ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO THE EMAILS AND NOTHING ELSE. I HAVE TRIED TO REPLACE THE SCREWS, GOT 2 INSTALLED AFTER JACKING THE FIREWALL UP TO BE ABLE TO INSTALL REPLACEMENT SCREWS, BUT THE CENTER SECTION AND THE DRIVERS SIDE, I WAS NOT ABLE TO INSTALL

2002 MONACO KNIGHT WITH BRAKE FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED IN 2004. THE VEHICLE STARTED EXPERIENCING THE SYMPTOMS IDENTIFIED IN A RECALL FOR THAT VEHICLE. *KB THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE FAILURE OF THE BRAKES WAS CAUSED BY OVERUSE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED BETWEEN THE TIME OF THE RECALL AND THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE MANUFACTURER WAS NEGLIGENT IN RECTIFYING THE PROBLEMS WITH HIS RV WHICH WAS RELATED TO THE RECALL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MONACO KNIGHT 34PBD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LOCKS UP AND FORCES THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE ABS ALSO OVERHEATS AND CAUSES HIM TO PULL OVER AND ALLOW THE COMPONENT TO COOL. THE VEHICLE WAS BRAND NEW WHEN THE FAILURE FIRST BEGAN AND HAS OCCURRED EVERY TIME THE MOTOR HOME WAS USED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILS TO STOP PROPERLY DURING SUDDEN BRAKING. HE HAS TO SLAM ON THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THAN IT HAS BEEN USED. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 19,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MONACO KNIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR NHTSA RECALL # 02V278000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS). THE ABS LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED FOUR TIMES AFTER BEING SERVICED FOR THE RECALL AND THE BRAKES OVERHEAT WHEN THE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR THIS FAILURE, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE ENGINE SIZE AND # OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 21,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,558.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 MONACO KNIGHT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL STARTED TO SMOKE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF, AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THE MOTOR HOME FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED AT THIS TIME. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE MOTOR HOME WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL #02V278000 - CONCERNING SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT NO CHARGE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 27,000. *AK

BRAKE ASSEMBLIES OVERHEATING AND LOCKING FRONT WHEEL DOWN BRAKE DRUMS WERE RED HOT TO MELT ABS SENSORS. *JB

AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL FOR BRAKES DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DO REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTS THEY FOUND AND MADE PREVIOUS REPAIRS ON THIS VEHICLE. *AK

RECALL 02V78000 FOR BRAKES ON THE MONACO MOTOR HOMES. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO TWO DEALERS, CONSUMER WAS TOLD, THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SERVICED BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER WAS TRYING TO HOLD THEM TO FIVE HOURS OF SERVICE ONLY. NO DEALER COULD CERTIFY THAT THE SERVICE WOULD TAKE 5 HOURS OR LESS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THEN THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE RV. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE BRAKE UNIT BURNING OUT. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL LOCKED UP AND CAUGHT FIRE. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. TOOK TO DEALER, DEALER REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND CALIPERS. PLEASE DESCRIBE FURTHER.

FRONT BRAKES OVERHEATING AND SEVERE SCORING OF BRAKE DISC.*AK

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE STUCK. BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND WHEEL GOT SO HOT THE ABS SENSOR, WHICH IS CONSTRUCTED OF HARD PLASTIC, MELTED. WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY WERE SMOKING. BRAKES BECAME MUSHY. *JB

CONSUMER HAS HAD TO HAVE BRAKES SERVICED 5X TIMES SINCE MOTORHOME WAS PURCHASED. THE BRAKES PULSATED AND WARPED EXCESSIVELY WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER CONSTANTLY SERVICED THE VEHICLE BUT ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THAT MANUFACTURER WAS USING BRAKES NOT EQUIPPED FOR THE VEHICLE'S LOAD. CONSUMER ADVISED THAT BRAKES ARE "AIR OVER HYDRAULIC". *NLM

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. *JB THE REAR BRAKE GRABBED AND POLLED UNIT TO THE RIGHT, ALMOST IN THE BRIDGE. THE UNIT HEATED UP TO THE POINT THE COMPLETE REAR UNIT BUSHINGS AND BEARINGS, ROTORS AND CALIPER MUST BE REPLACED.*TS