Beaver Coach Visibility: Windshield Wiper/Washer

Beaver Coach is recalling about 19 vehicles over a problem with the visibility. This failure could result in inadequate visibility in adverse weather conditions, which could lead to injury or a crash could occur without warning.

Campaign
04V322000
Manufacturer
MONACO COACH CORPORATION
Reported
6 July 2004
Vehicles
19
Built between
Jan 2002 – Feb 2002
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
23 July 2004
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

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

  • 2003 Beaver Coach MarquisBuilt January 2002 to February 2002
  • 2003 Beaver Coach PatriotBuilt January 2002 to February 2002

What the defect is

Certain motorhomes fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 104, 'windshield wiping and washing systems.' the windshield wiper assembly was installed without proper support allowing the wiper assembly to bind and/or break.

What could happen

This failure could result in inadequate visibility in adverse weather conditions, which could lead to injury or a crash could occur without warning.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW STYLE OF WIPER ASSEMBLY AND ADD SUPPORT FOR THE NEW WIPER ASSEMBLY. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 23, 2004.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 2002 to February 2002
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA6 July 2004
  3. Owners notified23 July 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 6 July 2004.

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 1-800-685-6545.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
R02189
Recalling manufacturer
MONACO COACH CORPORATION
Safety standard
FMVSS 104
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. R02189.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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