NHTSA complaint: 2001 MONACO COACH KNIGHT — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED HE OWNS A 2001 MONACO KNIGHT. HE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BAUSCH BRAKES. THE BRAKES WERE RECALLED IN CAMPAIGN ID 04V116. THE MONACO FILE NUMBER IS R02175. HE SAID THAT THE CALIPERS SEIZED, STARTING A FIRE AND BURNING THE ABS SENSORS. THERE WERE FAULTY BRAKES. THE CONSUMER HAS HAD THIS IN FOR RECALL REPAIRS ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2004 . THE DEALER CHECKED THE CALIPERS, THEN SAID THEY WERE FINE. ON NOVEMBER 17, 2004 ONE OF THE CALIPERS FAILED, AND ON MAY 10, 2004 OTHER CALIPERS FAILED. THREE OUT OF THE FOUR BRAKE CALIPERS FAILED. THE MONACO COMPANY STATED THAT RECALL REPAIRS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE, AND THAT IS ALL THEY COULD DO.*AK THERE WAS A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DUE TO A FUEL LEAK. THE CONSUMER AND HIS WIFE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. *JB
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation