| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
04V483000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
HOLIDAY RAMBLER |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
ALUMASCAPE |
| Model Year: |
2002 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
R02233 |
| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
MONACO COACH CORPORATION |
| Manufacturered: |
19980615 - 20030711 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
3439 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
20041029 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
20041029 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
MONACO COACH CORPORATION |
| Report Received Date: |
20041005 |
| Record Creation Date: |
20041013 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
ON CERTAIN FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS, A DEFICIENCY IN THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE MAIN FRAME RAILS COULD CAUSE THE RAILS TO CRACK AND AXLES COULD SHIFT, CAUSING THE FIFTH WHEEL TO PULL ERRATICALLY. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THIS COULD CAUSE THE DRIVER OF THE TOW VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL CREATING THE POTENTIAL FOR A CRASH RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND ADD AN ADDITION OF GUSSET PLATES AND CROSS TUBES TO STRENGHEN THE AXLE SPRING HANGERS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 29, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MONACO AT 1-800-685-6545. |