Vehicle Recall

Beaver Coach Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

Beaver Coach is recalling about 3,463 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.

Campaign
07V423000
Manufacturer
MONACO COACH CORPORATION
Reported
6 September 2007
Vehicles
3,463
Built between
May 1996 – Jun 2002
Models
20
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
NHTSA investigation
Owners notified
13 March 2008
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between May 1996 and June 2002. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2000-2002 Beaver Coach ContessaBuilt May 1996 to June 2002
  • 2002 Beaver Coach Magnum MontereyBuilt May 1996 to June 2002
  • 2000-2002 Beaver Coach MontereyBuilt May 1996 to June 2002
  • 1998-2002 Beaver Coach PatriotBuilt May 1996 to June 2002
  • 1999-2001 Beaver Coach Patriot ThunderBuilt May 1996 to June 2002
  • 1995 Holiday Rambler Aluma LiteBuilt May 1996 to June 2002
  • 1997 Holiday Rambler Aluma-LiteBuilt May 1996 to June 2002
  • 1995 Holiday Rambler ImperialBuilt May 1996 to June 2002
  • 2002 Monaco Coach SignatureBuilt May 1996 to June 2002
  • 2000-2003 Safari Coach CheetahBuilt May 1996 to June 2002
  • 1997-2000 Safari Coach ContinentalBuilt May 1996 to June 2002
  • 1999-2001 Safari Coach DesperadoBuilt May 1996 to June 2002
  • 1997-1999 Safari Coach IvoryBuilt May 1996 to June 2002
  • 1998 Safari Coach RenegadeBuilt May 1996 to June 2002
  • 1997-2001 Safari Coach Safari Class CBuilt May 1996 to June 2002
  • 1997-2000 Safari Coach SaharaBuilt May 1996 to June 2002
  • 1997-2001 Safari Coach SerengetiBuilt May 1996 to June 2002
  • 1997-2002 Safari Coach Trek DieselBuilt May 1996 to June 2002
  • 1997-2003 Safari Coach Trek GASBuilt May 1996 to June 2002
  • 1999-2003 Safari Coach ZanzibarBuilt May 1996 to June 2002

What the defect is

On certain motor homes, fifth wheel and travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation, the refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.

What could happen

Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.

What gets fixed

MONACO WILL BE WORKING WITH DOMETIC IN ORDER TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 06E076). DOMETIC WILL REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS BY INSTALLING A SECONDARY BURN HOUSING, A THERMAL FUSE, AND A MELT FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. DOMETIC HAS RETAINED STERICYCLE INC. TO MANAGE THIS CAMPAIGN. STERICYCLE WILL ASSIST THE OWNER IN LOCATING DEALERSHIPS OR SERVICE CENTERS AND WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH SCHEDULING OF APPOINTMENTS.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMay 1996 to June 2002
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA6 September 2007
  3. Owners notified13 March 2008

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 September 2007.

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 may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or monaco at 1-877-466-6226.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
MONACO COACH CORPORATION
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

Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

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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