Safari Coach Equipment: Labels

Safari Coach is recalling about 121 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. Under or over-inflated tires can cause premature tire failure and could result in a sudden blowout or other failure resulting in a loss of control of the motorhome.

Campaign
03V526000
Manufacturer
MONACO COACH CORPORATION
Reported
12 December 2003
Vehicles
121
Built between
Nov 2002 – Oct 2003
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
7 January 2004
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 2002 and October 2003. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2004 Safari Coach CheetahBuilt November 2002 to October 2003
  • 2004 Safari Coach SaharaBuilt November 2002 to October 2003

What the defect is

Certain 36', 38', and 40' motor homes fail to comply with requirements of part 567, "certification." the rear PSI states 85 or 115 lbs. The correct rear PSI is 95 lbs.

What could happen

Under or over-inflated tires can cause premature tire failure and could result in a sudden blowout or other failure resulting in a loss of control of the motorhome.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSTALL THE CORRECT LABELS AT NO CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 7, 2004.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 2002 to October 2003
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA12 December 2003
  3. Owners notified7 January 2004

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 12 December 2003.

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 should contact monaco at 1-877-477-6226.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
RO3056
Recalling manufacturer
MONACO COACH CORPORATION
Recall initiated by
MFR

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

Monaco recall no. R03056.CUSTOMERS can 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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