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NHTSA Campaign 08V450000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL

Issued by MONACO COACH CORPORATION · Reported Sep 5, 2008 · 238 vehicles affected

What's wrong

MONACO IS RECALLING 238 MY 2008-2009 SAFARI CHEETAH, BEAVER CONTESSA, AND MY 2009 MONTEREY CLASS A MOTORHOMES EQUIPPED WITH C7 OR C9 CATERPILLAR DIESEL ENGINES. THE FUEL PUMP OUTLET CHECK PLUG MAY BE CRACKED WHICH COULD CAUSE FUEL TO SPRAY AND LEAK.

Consequence

FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy

MONACO IS WORKING WITH CATERPILLAR (PLEASE SEE 08E042). CATERPILLAR WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP PLUG FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING SEPTEMBER 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CATERPILLAR AT-1-800-447-4986 OR MONACO AT 1-888-685-6545.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
BEAVER COACH CONTESSA 2008 238
BEAVER COACH CONTESSA 2009 238
BEAVER COACH MONTEREY 2009 238
SAFARI COACH CHEETAH 2008 238
SAFARI COACH CHEETAH 2009 238

Source: NHTSA Campaign 08V450000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.