2004 Safari Coach Zanzibar

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.

THE MAJOR PROBLEM THE CONSUMER'S EXPERIENCED IS THAT THERE WAS NO HEAT OR DEFROST IN THE DASH AREA OF THE COACH. *PH THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY INDICATED THAT THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH THE SYSTEM (MONACO SAFARI ZANZIBAR 2004). *NM

MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING TO PROVIDE HEAT. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED THAT MONACO IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR HEAT BELOW 30 DEGREES. *AK THE DEFROST DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY EITHER. *SC

THE VEHICLE HAD NO HEAT, A/C, DEFROST OR DEFOGGER. *PH *JB