- Vehicles
- 1,438
- Built between
- May 1998 – Jun 2000
- Models
- 12
- 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 May 1998 and June 2000. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1999-2000 Beaver ContessaBuilt July 1998 to June 2000
- 1999-2000 Beaver MarquisBuilt September 1998 to December 1999
- 1999-2000 Beaver MontereyBuilt January 1999 to June 2000
- 1999-2000 Beaver PatriotBuilt July 1998 to May 2000
- 1999-2000 Beaver SolitaireBuilt December 1999 to December 1999
- 1999-2000 Harney RenegadeBuilt December 1998 to January 2000
- 1999-2000 Harney RiataBuilt February 1999 to May 2000
- 1999-2000 Safari CheetahBuilt November 1999 to April 2000
- 1999-2000 Safari ContinentalBuilt May 1998 to April 2000
- 1999-2000 Safari SerengettiBuilt January 1999 to April 2000
- 1999-2000 Safari ZanzibarBuilt January 1999 to May 2000
- 1999-2000 Safari Coach SaharaBuilt January 1999 to April 2000
What the defect is
Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with meritor wabco phase 1, d-version antilock brake system (ABS), fail to comply to the requirements of FMVSS no. 105, "hydraulic and electric brake systems." an internal diagnostic system in the ABS may not detect an extreme wheel speed sensor air gap. Such a condition could possibly occur during (1) original assembly or (2) subsequent wheel end service.
What could happen
This could disable the anti-lock function on the affected wheel without providing the required operator warning that the ABS function requires servicing.
What gets fixed
THE ABS ECU WILL BE REMOVED AND REPLACED ON THESE MOTOR HOMES. MERITOR IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY SCHEDULING FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING APRIL/MAY 2001.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 1998 to June 2000
- Recall reported to NHTSA17 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 17 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 meritor wabco at 1-800-535-5560.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- SAFARI MOTOR COACHES, INC.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 105
- 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.