2008 Safari Coach Simba Diesel: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2008 Safari Coach Simba Diesel. The newest campaign is 15V872000. NHTSA received the report on 23 Dec 2015. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 15V872000, 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.

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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.
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Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 2,952 units in total.

15V87200023 Dec 2015Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
12V3140005 Jul 2012Service Brakes, Hydraulic
10V58800017 Nov 2010Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
08V0010004 Jan 2008Structure / Body
07V4040006 Sep 2007Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

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.
12V314000Received 5 Jul 2012. 1 unit.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Navistar is recalling one model year 2008 safari simba diesel recreational vehicle manufactured on june 29, 2007, equipped with bosch hydraulic brakes. Hydraulic brake equipped motorhome chassis exposed to long periods of time of non-driving may experience diametrical brake caliper piston growth and reduced piston to bore clearance potentially leading to brake drag and overheating resulting in reduced brake performance.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Reduced brake performance may lead to an increased risk of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Navistar will notify the owner, and an authorized daimler trucks north america (dtna) dealer will inspect and, as necessary, replace the brake calipers, free of charge. An interim letter was mailed to the owner by dtna on august 6, 2012. Owners may contact dtna at 1-800-547-0712.
Report filed by NAVISTAR, INC.
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.
08V001000Received 4 Jan 2008. 113 units.
Structure / Body
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain class a motor homes lack the required jounce clearance between the rear wheels. The tires may rub on the flat panels that enclose the holding tanks area and the screws which secure these panels may rub the inner sidewall of the rear dual tires.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the screws continue to rub the inner rear dual tire, it is possible that there could eventually be a tire failure. A tire blow out could result in a loss of control of the vehicle increasing the risk of a crash. In addition, if the vehicle is run on a flat tire, this could lead to a potential fire in the wheel well area.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will remove the rear dual tires and cut out an area of foam from the inner wheel wells that will be replaced with a piece of ABS plastic formed panel and an angle to seal the area. The recall began on january 23, 2008. Owners may contact monaco at 1-800-685-6545.
Report filed by MONACO COACH CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number R07036. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 23 Jan 2008.
07V404000Received 6 Sep 2007. 630 units.
Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain motor homes equipped with atwood sealed burner ranges, the range and slide-in burner tubes leading from the gas manifold to the burner heads had a depression or 'kink' in the exterior bend restricting proper airflow and gas mixture.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition could result in carbon monoxide poisoning.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Monaco is working with atwood to have the tubes replaced on these ranges. The recall began on december 14, 2007. Owners may contact atwood at 1-800-348-7418 or monaco at 1-800-685-6545.
Report filed by MONACO COACH CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 14 Dec 2007.

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Complaints by component

1 complaint, 2 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2008 Safari Coach Simba Diesel: component mentions in complaints
Component		Mentions
Suspension		1
Structure		1

Complaints that report a crash: 0
Complaints that report a fire: 0
Injuries in the complaints: 0
Deaths in the complaints: 0
Date of the newest complaint: 15 May 2010

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

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.

Complaints about the 2008 Safari Coach Simba Diesel, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2010, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

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Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

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20085

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Official channels

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NHTSA page of the 2008 Safari Coach Simba DieselThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2008 Safari Coach Simba Diesel: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/safari-coach/simba-diesel/2008/. 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
First complaint in the file: 1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file: Allied Recreation Group, Inc.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2008 Safari Coach Simba Diesel?: 2,952 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Safari Coach Simba Diesel have for all model years?: NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the Safari Coach Simba Diesel, model years 2007 to 2008. 5 of them name the 2008 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2008 Safari Coach Simba Diesel name most often?: Suspension: 1 of 2 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2008 Safari Coach Simba Diesel open?: The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.