Holiday Rambler Seat Belts: Buckle Assembly

Holiday Rambler is recalling about 3,320 vehicles over a problem with the seat belts. Serious injury or death could occur if the vehicle occupant is not properly restrained.

Campaign
01V128005
Manufacturer
MONACO COACH CORP.
Reported
30 April 2001
Vehicles
3,320
Built between
Feb 2000 – Sep 2000
Models
17
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
NHTSA investigation
Owners notified
Not yet
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between February 2000 and September 2000. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2000-2001 Holiday Rambler AdmiralBuilt February 2000 to September 2000
  • 2000-2001 Holiday Rambler AmbassadorBuilt February 2000 to September 2000
  • 2000-2001 Holiday Rambler EndeavorBuilt February 2000 to September 2000
  • 2000-2001 Holiday Rambler ImperialBuilt February 2000 to September 2000
  • 2000-2001 Holiday Rambler NavigatorBuilt February 2000 to September 2000
  • 2000-2001 Holiday Rambler ScepterBuilt February 2000 to September 2000
  • 2000-2001 Holiday Rambler VacationerBuilt February 2000 to September 2000
  • 2000-2001 Monaco Coach DiplomatBuilt February 2000 to September 2000
  • 2000-2001 Monaco Coach Diplomat LEBuilt February 2000 to September 2000
  • 2000-2001 Monaco Coach DynastyBuilt February 2000 to September 2000
  • 2000-2001 Monaco Coach ExecutiveBuilt February 2000 to September 2000
  • 2000-2001 Monaco Coach KnightBuilt February 2000 to September 2000
  • 2000-2001 Monaco Coach LapalmaBuilt February 2000 to September 2000
  • 2000-2001 Monaco Coach MonarchBuilt February 2000 to September 2000
  • 2000-2001 Monaco Coach SignatureBuilt February 2000 to September 2000
  • 2000-2001 Monaco Coach WindsorBuilt February 2000 to September 2000
  • 2000-2001 Royal Coach BUSBuilt February 2000 to September 2000

What the defect is

Vehicle description: class a motor homes equipped with safety belt assemblies built by am-safe. On some seat belts, the buckle and connector may unlatch during a collision.

What could happen

Serious injury or death could occur if the vehicle occupant is not properly restrained.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE LAP BELTS AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE IT WITH A NEW BELT ASSEMBLY. AM-SAFE IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtFebruary 2000 to September 2000
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA30 April 2001

No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 30 April 2001.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

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 am-safe at 219-266-8330 or monaco at 219-862-7211.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
MONACO COACH CORP.
Recall initiated by
ODI

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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