Beaver Coach Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 1997 and July 2002. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

• 1999-2001 Beaver Coach ContessaBuilt November 1997 to July 2002
• 2000 Beaver Coach MarquisBuilt November 1997 to July 2002
• 1999-2002 Beaver Coach PatriotBuilt November 1997 to July 2002
• 1999-2002 Beaver Coach Patriot ThunderBuilt November 1997 to July 2002
• 1999-2002 Holiday Rambler AdmiralBuilt November 1997 to July 2002
• 1999-2000 Holiday Rambler Aluma LiteBuilt November 1997 to July 2002
• 2000-2001 Holiday Rambler AlumascapeBuilt November 1997 to July 2002
• 1998 Holiday Rambler Alumascape DLXBuilt November 1997 to July 2002
• 2000-2001, 2003 Holiday Rambler AmbassadorBuilt November 1997 to July 2002
• 1998-2001 Holiday Rambler Endeavor DieselBuilt November 1997 to July 2002
• 1999-2002 Holiday Rambler Endeavor GASBuilt November 1997 to July 2002
• 1999-2002 Holiday Rambler ImperialBuilt November 1997 to July 2002
• 1998-2002 Holiday Rambler NavigatorBuilt November 1997 to July 2002
• 2001-2002 Holiday Rambler PresidentialBuilt November 1997 to July 2002
• 2001-2002 Holiday Rambler ScepterBuilt November 1997 to July 2002
• 1998-2002 Holiday Rambler VacationerBuilt November 1997 to July 2002
• 2000-2001 Mckenzie Grand MedallionBuilt November 1997 to July 2002
• 2000-2001 Mckenzie LakotaBuilt November 1997 to July 2002
• 2001 Mckenzie MckenzieBuilt November 1997 to July 2002
• 2000-2002 Mckenzie MedallionBuilt November 1997 to July 2002
• 1999-2002 Monaco Coach DiplomatBuilt November 1997 to July 2002
• 2001 Monaco Coach Diplomat LEBuilt November 1997 to July 2002
• 1998, 2000-2003 Monaco Coach DynastyBuilt November 1997 to July 2002
• 2000-2002 Monaco Coach ExecutiveBuilt November 1997 to July 2002
• 2000-2002 Monaco Coach KnightBuilt November 1997 to July 2002
• 1999-2001 Monaco Coach LapalmaBuilt November 1997 to July 2002
• 2000-2002 Monaco Coach MonarchBuilt November 1997 to July 2002
• 1999-2001 Monaco Coach SignatureBuilt November 1997 to July 2002
• 1998-2002 Monaco Coach WindsorBuilt November 1997 to July 2002
• 2001 Safari Coach PantherBuilt November 1997 to July 2002
• 2000-2001 Safari Coach SerengetiBuilt November 1997 to July 2002

What the defect is

Monaco is recalling certain motor homes equipped with norcold refrigerators. A fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak.

What could happen

Extended operation of a leaking cooling unit could lead to a fire from gas which might escape.

What gets fixed

MONACO IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS. NORCOLD WILL PROVIDE THERMAL SWITCH KITS TO OWNERS ALONG WITH THE NECESSARY FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 29, 2008.

Timeline

1. Vehicles builtNovember 1997 to July 2002
2. Recall reported to NHTSA5 June 2008
3. Owners notified29 August 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 5 June 2008.

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 norcold at 1-800-767-9101 or monaco at 1-800-685-6545.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number

R08017

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. 08017.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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