NHTSA Recall 06V227000
NHTSA Campaign Id 06V227000; Date: Jun. 23, 2006
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.
Recalled Vehicles:
2003 Holiday Rambler Admiral Se; 2004 Holiday Rambler Admiral Se; 2005 Holiday Rambler Admiral Se; 2003 Holiday Rambler Traveler; 2004 Holiday Rambler Traveler; 2003 Holiday Rambler Vacationer; 2004 Holiday Rambler Vacationer; 2005 Holiday Rambler Vacationer; 2003 Monaco Coach Lapalma; 2004 Monaco Coach Lapalma; 2005 Monaco Coach Lapalma; 2003 Monaco Coach Monarch Se; 2004 Monaco Coach Monarch Se; 2005 Monaco Coach Monarch Se; 2004 Safari Coach Simba; 2005 Safari Coach Simba; 2003 Safari Coach Trek Gas; 2004 Safari Coach Trek Gas; 2005 Safari Coach Trek Gas
Component: Electrical System
Manufactured by: Monaco Coach Corporation
Affected Units:: 2,582
Recall Summary:
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.
How to Fix:
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.
Recall Notes:
Customers may also 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.
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