1997 Safari Coach Serengeti

Routine

Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the equipment › recreational vehicle/trailer. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer2
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2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer07V423000
Filed Sep 6, 20073,463 vehiclesMonaco Coach Corporation

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.

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.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Filed Apr 23, 2008WI

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR, MODEL RM7732 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BOILER TUBE CRACKED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPONENT WITH ANOTHER RM7732 COOLING SYSTEM AT THE COST OF $1,111.80. ON JUNE 6, 2007, SHE RECEIVED A DOMETIC RECALL NOTICE FOR THE EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE; HOWEVER, HER REFRIGERATOR MODEL NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SINCE THE MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED, THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE HER FOR THE REPAIR COST. UPDATED 05/19/08 *BF

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Filed Apr 10, 200880,906 milesAK

RECIEVED A RECALL NOTICE NHTSA RECALL #07V423000 WHENT TO LOOK TO SEE IF OUR EQUIPMENT WAS PART OF THE RECALL AND IT ISN'T. BUT IT HAS THE EXACT PROBLEM DESCRIBEDE IN THE NOTICE. DOMETIC FRIDGE RM 7732 SER. 6460011. *TR

2 of 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1997
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20010400Routine
20000300Routine
19990300Routine
19980300Routine
1997 — this page2200Routine

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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: Sep 6, 2007. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.