NHTSA Campaign 06V227000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Issued by MONACO COACH CORPORATION · Reported Jun 23, 2006 · 2,582 vehicles affected

What's wrong

CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON WORKHORSE CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH ACTIA CORPORATE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 101, 'CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS,' AND NO. 105, 'HYDRAULIC AND ELECTRIC BRAKE SYSTEMS.' IF THE BRAKE FAIL INPUT FALLS BELOW A VOLTAGE OF 1.5V, THE BRAKE FAILURE LAMP AND ALARM WILL BE ACTIVATED. ALSO ACTIVATION OF THE ABS TELLTALE WHEN THE ABS IS NOT PROPERLY FUNCTIONING DOES NOT ALWAYS OCCUR.

Consequence

AT NIGHT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHTS MAY FAIL AND THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR WHICH COULD INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

WORKHORSE IS CONDUCTING THIS RECALL (PLEASE SEE 04V195000) AND WILL REPROGRAM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WORKHORSE AT 1-877-246-7731 OR MONACO AT 1-800-685-6545.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
HOLIDAY RAMBLER ADMIRAL SE 2003 2,582
HOLIDAY RAMBLER ADMIRAL SE 2004 2,582
HOLIDAY RAMBLER ADMIRAL SE 2005 2,582
HOLIDAY RAMBLER TRAVELER 2003 2,582
HOLIDAY RAMBLER TRAVELER 2004 2,582
HOLIDAY RAMBLER VACATIONER 2003 2,582
HOLIDAY RAMBLER VACATIONER 2004 2,582
HOLIDAY RAMBLER VACATIONER 2005 2,582
MONACO COACH LAPALMA 2003 2,582
MONACO COACH LAPALMA 2004 2,582
MONACO COACH LAPALMA 2005 2,582
MONACO COACH MONARCH SE 2003 2,582
MONACO COACH MONARCH SE 2004 2,582
MONACO COACH MONARCH SE 2005 2,582
SAFARI COACH SIMBA 2004 2,582
SAFARI COACH SIMBA 2005 2,582
SAFARI COACH TREK GAS 2003 2,582
SAFARI COACH TREK GAS 2004 2,582
SAFARI COACH TREK GAS 2005 2,582

Source: NHTSA Campaign 06V227000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.