2004 MONACO COACH KNIGHT — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 MONACO COACH KNIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WELD WAS 3/4 OF THE WAY CRACKED AND RUSTY FOR A LONG TIME. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE MOTORHOME STARTED TO SWAY EVERY TIME THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE MOTORHOME WAS TAKEN TO A CHASSIS REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR TRAILING ARM FAILED AT THE WELD AND BOTH TRAILING ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MOTORHOME WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE MOTORHOME WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V038000 (SUSPENSION). THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

AS I PULLED OUT OF THE CAMPGROUND, THE TRAILING ARM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE ALLOWING THE REAR AXLE TO SLIP FORCING THE MOTORHOME TO VEER SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED RESULTS WOULD HAVE BEEN TOTAL LOSE OF CONTROL. AFTER SEARCHING MONACO BLOGS, I FOUND THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MONACO HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR YEARS. *TR

AS I PULLED OUT OF THE CAMPGROUND, THE TRAILING ARM ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKE ALLOWING THE REAR AXLE TO SLIP FORCING THE MOTORHOME TO VEER SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED RESULTS WOULD HAVE BEEN TOTAL LOSE OF CONTROL. AFTER SEARCHING MONACO BLOGS, I FOUND THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MONACO HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2OO4 MONACO KNIGHT RV. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXCESSIVELY VIBRATED. THE CONTACT REDUCED SPEED AND CONTINUED WITH DRIVING WITH CAUTION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE RESIDENCE , THE CONTACT DETECTED THAT THE REAR AXLE TRAILING ARMS WERE SEVERELY BENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE TECHNICIAN STATED BOTH TRAILING ARMS HAD BROKEN AND THE REAR SUSPENSION REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL PERTAINING TO THE REAR SUSPENSION ON THE 2005 MONACO KNIGHT RV AND HIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL SAFETY DEFECT. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,102.

I AM ORIGINAL OWNER, PURCHASED RV NEW SEPT 2004 FROM FRESNO DEALER. PRIOR TO THE ROAD INCIDENT, I NEVER REC'D OR HAD ANY NOTICE OF ANY RECALL OR PROBS, NOR HAD ANY SYMPTOMS. AFTER ABOUT 3 HRS OF DRIVING FROM THE CENTRAL VALLEY (VISALIA) DOWN I-5 THROUGH LA IN CA ON A REASONABLY FLAT HIGHWAY, I EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE RIGHT REAR TRAILING SUPPORT ARM ON 2004 MONACO KNIGHT, CAUSING WILD, UNCONTROLLED SWERVING INTO LANES ON EACH SIDE AND ROCKING SIDE TO SIDE. THE REACTIONS WERE MADE WORSE WITH BRAKING. THE METAL ARM WAS COMPLETELY FRACTURED. I MANAGED TO AVOID A COLLISION AND LIMP TO A NEARBY SERVICE CENTER TO GET A DIAGNOSIS. IT REMAINS UNREPAIRED WHILE I INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE AND MEANS OF CORRECTION AND REPAIR. *TR