Monaco RV: recalls by model and year

Name: Monaco RV recall campaigns
Creator: Recall Register
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NHTSA lists 6 vehicle recall campaigns for Monaco RV. The register has 3 model lines of the make, model years 2006 to 2011. NHTSA has 7 complaints on file for these model lines.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on 1 Oct 2026. Complaint file through 30 Sep 2026. Recall file through 30 Sep 2026.

Model lines

3 model lines, in the order of the number of complaints.

Monaco RV: recall campaigns and complaints for each model line
Model line	Model years	Campaigns	Complaints	Complaints for each model year	Component with the most mentions
Monarch	4	4	4	1.0	Electrical System
Riptide	3	4	3	1.0	Service Brakes
Admiral	2	3	0	0.0

This table compares the model lines of Monaco RV only. The NHTSA files have no sales figures. A model line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints. This site does not compare one make with a different make.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Newest recall campaigns

The newest 5 of 6.

15V872000Received 23 Dec 2015. 2,123 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Allied Recreation Group, Inc. (ARG) is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 Holiday Rambler Admiral, 2009-2014 Holiday Rambler Ambassador, 2010 Holiday Rambler Arista, 2010-2014 Holiday Rambler Endeavor, 2009-2011 Holiday Rambler Neptune, 2011-2014 Holiday Rambler Vacationer, 2009-2011 Monaco Cayman, 2010-2014 Monaco Diplomat, 2014 Monaco Dynasty, 2009-2014 Monaco Knight, 2012-2013 Monaco LaPalma, 2009-2013 Monaco Monarch, 2009-2011 Monaco Riptide, 2008 Safari Passage, and 2008 Safari Simba motorhomes. The affected vehicles are equipped with certain Lippert-brand Coachstep Double Electric Steps. These steps use a bolt to attach the fan gear assembly to the steps. This bolt may fracture allowing the fan gear to disengage from the steps. As a result, the steps may not remain in the expected position and may be unstable.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Unstable entry and exit steps increase the risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
ARG will notify owners and dealers will install a retainer bracket to reinforce the operating mechanism, free of charge. The recall began on February 12, 2016. Owners may contact ARG customer service number at 1-800-509-3417. ARG's number for this recall is 151216REV.
Report filed by Allied Recreation Group, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 151216REV. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 12 Feb 2016. The campaign has 48 make, model and year entries.
11V105000Received 16 Feb 2011. 52 units.
Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Navistar is recalling certain model year 2011 riptide recreational vehicles. The porous metal castings may cause cracking of the wiper arm at the mounting to the pivot shaft. Material cracking at the pivot shaft could result in the wiper arm being disabled without warning which could lead to reduced driver visibility.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Decreased drivers visibility may increase the risk of a crash possibly resulting in property damage, personal injury, or death.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the drivers and passengers side wiper arms free of charge. The safety recall began on march 11, 2011. Owners may contact navistar at 1-800-448-7825.
Report filed by NAVISTAR, INC. Manufacturer campaign number 11503. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 11 Mar 2011. The campaign has 1 make, model and year entry.
10V588000Received 17 Nov 2010. 85 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Navistar is recalling certain recreational vehicles equipped with 1200-series norcold refrigerators. The population of refrigerators being addressed contains either a sensing algorithm or thermal switch to shut off power to the refrigerator when high temperatures are detected in order to prevent a potential fire. The response times of the sensor algorithm and thermal switch devices to stop power are not sufficient.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The sensing algorithm or thermal switch installed to shut off power to the refrigerator when high temperatures are detected due to a possible hydrogen gas leak may not shut off in sufficient time to prevent a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Navistar is working with norcold to identify and notify any affected owners. Owners will be instructed to contact norcold dealers to receive the remedy free of charge. Please see norcold's defect report 10e-049 for additional information. The safety recall began on december 1, 2010. Owners may contact norcold at 1-800-767-9101.
Report filed by NAVISTAR, INC. Manufacturer campaign number R10021. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 1 Dec 2010. The campaign has 17 make, model and year entries.
10V583000Received 17 Nov 2010. 16 units.
Equipment
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Navistar is recalling certain motor coach and recreational vehicles equipped with atwood 35 series range ovens. A potential exists for a small fracture within the line delivering gas to the oven cavity burner. Such a fracture may cause propane gas to leak from the line.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A propane leak in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire and/or explosion causing property damage and/or personal injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Navistar is working with atwood and will replace or repair the stoves free of charge. The safety recall began on december 8, 2010. Owners may contact atwood at 1-574-266-4749.
Report filed by NAVISTAR, INC. Manufacturer campaign number R10019. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 8 Dec 2010. The campaign has 6 make, model and year entries.
10V466000Received 5 Oct 2010. 70 units.
Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer / Linkages
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Navistar is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 monaco monarch and model year 2010-2011 holiday rambler admiral recreational vehicles manufactured from june 4, 2009, through june 26, 2010. The windshield wiper system may become inoperable without warning resulting in reduced driver visibility.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Decreased driver visibility may increase the risk of a crash possibly resulting in property damage, personal injury or death.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and correct if necessary the windshield wiper system free of charge. The safety recall began on october 27, 2010. Owners may contact navistar at 1-800-448-7825.
Report filed by NAVISTAR, INC. Manufacturer campaign number R10009. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 27 Oct 2010. The campaign has 5 make, model and year entries.

The list shows the newest 5 of 6 campaigns.

Download all 6 campaigns of Monaco RV (CSV)

Counts by year

Recall campaigns that name Monaco RV vehicles, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2010, with 3 campaigns.

Complaints about Monaco RV vehicles, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2011, with 3 complaints.

Components in the complaints

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

Monaco RV: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	Per 1,000	Mentions
Electrical System	222.2	2
Visibility	222.2	2
Engine	111.1	1
Fuel System, Gasoline	111.1	1
Service Brakes	111.1	1
Steering	111.1	1
Visibility/Wiper	111.1	1

Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.

Cite this page

Recall Register. Monaco RV: recalls by model and year. https://recallregister.com/make/monaco-rv/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 30 Sep 2026
Investigations that name the make: 0
Units in the campaigns: 51,222

Manufacturers in the recall file: NAVISTAR, INC; Allied Recreation Group, Inc..

The make name is the name in the NHTSA files. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Monaco RV model line has the most recall campaigns?: The Monarch: 4 campaigns for 4 model years. A line with more model years has more campaigns.
Which Monaco RV model line has the most complaints?: The Monarch: 4 complaints for 4 model years. A line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints.
Which components do the complaints about Monaco RV vehicles name?: Electrical System: 2 component mentions. Visibility: 2 component mentions. Engine: 1 component mention.
How many units are in the recall campaigns for Monaco RV?: 51,222 units in 6 campaigns. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make.