Beaver Coach Equipment: Water Heater

Beaver Coach is recalling about 86 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. Exposure of the occupants to carbon monoxide could result in injury or death.

Campaign
04V598000
Manufacturer
MONACO COACH CORPORATION
Reported
23 December 2004
Vehicles
86
Built between
Jan 2003 – Aug 2004
Models
8
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
25 March 2005
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 2003 and August 2004. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2005 Beaver Coach SantiamBuilt January 2003 to August 2004
  • 2005 Holiday Rambler EndeavorBuilt January 2003 to August 2004
  • 2004-2005 Holiday Rambler ScepterBuilt January 2003 to August 2004
  • 2004-2005 Monaco Coach CamelotBuilt January 2003 to August 2004
  • 2005 Monaco Coach DiplomatBuilt January 2003 to August 2004
  • 2005 Monaco Coach KnightBuilt January 2003 to August 2004
  • 2004-2005 Monaco Coach WindsorBuilt January 2003 to August 2004
  • 2005 Safari Coach GazelleBuilt January 2003 to August 2004

What the defect is

On certain motor homes, the water heater exhaust on the curve side wall under the back side of the kitchen slideout room box terminates under the slide box when in the extended position. This design could create a risk of migration of carbon monoxide into the interior of the motor home.

What could happen

Exposure of the occupants to carbon monoxide could result in injury or death.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WATER HEATER WITH A 16 GALLON ATWOOD UNIT THAT HAS A DIFFERENT EXHAUST TERMINATION. THE RECALL BEGAN MARCH 25, 2005.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 2003 to August 2004
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA23 December 2004
  3. Owners notified25 March 2005

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 23 December 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
R04047
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,. R04047.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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