NHTSA Investigation PE04068

UNPROTECTED LP GAS LINE

MONACO INFORMED ODI THAT IT HAS RECEIVED NO OWNER REPORTS OF MISSING LP GAS LINE SHILEDS OTHER THAN THE ONE FORWARDED BY ODI.ODI HAS FOUND NO OTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS MISSING THE LP LINE SHIELD. DURING THE COURSE OF THE INVESTIGATION ODI: ?CONDUCTED FIELD INSPECTIONS AT NUMEROUS DEALERS; ?REQUESTED WARRANTY CLAIMS AND FIELD REPORTS FROM MONACO(THERE WERE NONE);REVIEWED ENGINEERING DRAWINGS;AND?REVIEWED THE ANSI A119.2 AND THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION 1192 STANDARDS ON RECREATION VEHICLES (RV?S) PERTAINING TO LP GAS LINE INSTALLATION ON RV?S. BASED ON MONACO?S DATA AND THE ABSENCE OF ANY FURTHER COMPLAINTS, A SAFTEY RELATED DEFECT TREND HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED AT THIS TIME AND FUTHER USE OF AGENCY RESOURCES IS NOT CURRENTLY WARRANTED.THE CLOSING OF THIS INVESTIGATION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A FINDING BY NHTSA THAT NO SAFTEY-RELATED DEFECT EXISTS.THE AGENCY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION ON THE VEHICLES IF WARRANTED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES. ODI WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FIELD REPORTS AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IF INDICATED.

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