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2009 Monaco Coach Camelot

Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data

Data refreshed

Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jun 16, 2014
Safety recallsA safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
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Latest Jun 25, 2010
InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Overview

Our database contains 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2009 Monaco Coach Camelot, most frequently naming the body & structure, brakes and interior & seats categories. 2 safety recalls have been issued covering this model year; 1 NHTSA investigation names it; and 1 manufacturer communication is on file.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

What owners report

Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded

  • Body & structure125.0%
  • Brakes125.0%
  • Interior & seats125.0%
  • Other / unspecified125.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Safety recalls

2 campaigns cover this model year

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
10V284000

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES

Jun 25, 2010
1,960 units potentially affected
The defect: KONGSBERG POWER PRODUCTS SYSTEMS I, INC., (KPPS) IS RECALLING ON BEHALF OF MONACO COACH CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 MOTOR HOMES MANUFACTURED AFTER APRIL 2007 AND EQUIPPED WITH PNEUMATIC AND HYDRAULIC ADJUSTABLE BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLIES SUPPLIED BY KPPS. THE DRIVE PIN WHICH SECURES THE BRAKE PEDAL ARM TO THE BALANCE OF THE ASSEMBLY MAY BECOME DISENGAGED, THIS MAY CAUSE A REDUCTION IN VEHICLE BRAKING AND/OR CAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MOVE OUT OF POSITION AND INTERFERE WITH THROTTLE PEDAL FUNCTION.
The risk: A REDUCTION IN BRAKING OR INTERFERENCE WITH THE THROTTLE PEDAL COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy: KPPS WILL PROVIDE A CLAMP ASSEMBLY KIT ALONG WITH INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 16, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT KPPS AT 1-877-485-6647.
KONGSBERG POWER PRODUCTS SYSTEMS I, INCView on NHTSA.gov
08V539000

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Oct 15, 2008
The defect: MONACO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THE MIDDLE SIDE MARKER LIGHTS ARE NON-REFLECTIVE.
The risk: THE PURPOSE OF THIS STANDARD IS TO REDUCE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS AND INJURIES RESULTING FROM TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, BY PROVIDING ADEQUATE ILLUMINATION OF THE ROADWAY, AND BY ENHANCING THE CONSPICUITY OF MOTOR VEHICLES ON THE PUBLIC ROADS SO THAT THEIR PRESENCE IS PERCEIVED AND THEIR SIGNALS UNDERSTOOD, BOTH IN DAYLIGHT AND IN DARKNESS OR OTHER CONDITIONS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY.
The remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REFLECTOR AT MIDPOINT ON THE SIDES OF THE COACH. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MONACO AT 1-800-685-6545.
MONACO COACH CORPORATIONView on NHTSA.gov

Safety investigations

NHTSA inquiries naming this vehicle. An investigation is not a finding of a defect.

AQ09002ClosedAudit Query

Monaco RV Recalls Responsiiblity

Opened Dec 17, 2009
Closed Oct 12, 2018

NHTSA opened this investigation to review issues in connection with recalls initiated by Monaco Coach Corporation (Monaco Coach), which later filed bankruptcy. Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) purchased assets of the bankrupt Monaco Coach and disclaimed responsibility for the Monaco Coach recalls. Since the time this investigation was opened, the law has substantially changed to better ensure that consumers are protected from safety defects or noncompliances in a bankrupt manufacturer?s products. These legal changes address the underlying concerns that led to agency to open this investigation. Specially, Congress twice amended the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 (Safety Act) to address recall obligations in connection with a bankruptcy. Section 31313 of the MAP-21 Act added a new section 30120A to Chapter 301 of Title 49, United States Code, which specifies that a manufacturer's filing of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition ?does not negate the manufacturer's duty? to comply with specified provisions of the Safety Act, including the recall provisions in 49 U.S.C. ?? 30118-30120. Section 24106 of the FAST Act expanded the scope of this new provision to also cover Chapter 7 bankruptcies. Pursuant to these amendments, the Safety Act specifies that a manufacturer?s recall obligations ?shall be treated as a claim of the United States Government against such manufacturer . . . , and given priority.? In 2013, NHTSA also amended its regulation on safety recalls to add a new section 49 C.F.R. ? 573.16 that requires a manufacturer to report filing of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy petition to the agency within 5 working days. This requirement better enables NHTSA to assert claims in bankruptcy proceedings and otherwise work to proactively resolve issues in connection with a manufacturer?s bankruptcy.This investigation is closed.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS

Recent owner complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words

Interior & seats
Filed Jun 16, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MONACO COACH CAMELOT RV. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DOOR LATCH WOULD NOT OPEN WHICH PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

NHTSA ID
10598521
Incident
Jun 16, 2014
Mileage
15,000 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Jun 16, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MONACO COACH CAMELOT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH THE AWNING ERRONEOUSLY EXTENDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND SENT OUT A NEW MOTOR. THE CONTACT INSTALLED THE MOTOR BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

NHTSA ID
10598513
Incident
May 16, 2013
Mileage
28,200 mi
Body & structure
Filed Nov 2, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 MONACO COACH CAMELOT RV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FIVE AWNINGS ON THE VEHICLE WOULD BECOME UNSECURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE SPRINGS INSIDE THE AWNINGS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY TIGHTENING THE SPRINGS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES AND THEY SENT HIM A MOTOR FOR THE AWNINGS. THE MOTOR WAS NEVER INSTALLED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000.

NHTSA ID
10483185
Incident
Nov 1, 2010
Mileage
11,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Dec 28, 2009

THE SLIDE OUT HYDRAULIC PUMP ON OUR 2009 MONACO MOTORHOME FAILED AND LEAKED HYDRAULIC FLUID. THIS PRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT FIRE AND SAFETY ISSUE. MONACO DECLARED BANKRUPTCY AND LIPPERT INDUSTRIES, THE MANUFACTURER OF THE HYDRAULIC PUMP, HAS REFUSED TO WARRANTY THIS UNIT IN SPITE OF IT BEING 15 MONTHS OLD FROM DATE OF PURCHASE. THE MOTORHOME WEBSITE BLOGS ARE REPLETE WITH FAILURES RELATIVE TO THIS HYDRAULIC PUMP. NOT ONLY SHOULD THE COMPANY SOLVE THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THEIR PRODUCT BUT THEY SHOULD WARRANTY THE SAME. MY MOTORHOME IS A 2009 MONACO CAMELOT . THE OLD UNIT IS AVAILABLE AND I AM WAITING FOR A NEW PUMP WHICH LIPPERT IS CHARGING ME $1,489.00 FOR. BASED ON WHAT I HAVE READ I HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE THE NEW PUMP WILL NOT FAIL AS MANY OTHER HAVE EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID
10297192
Incident
Dec 8, 2009
Mileage
9,000 mi

Manufacturer communications

A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.

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VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

WINDSHIELDS MAY SHIFT IN THE GASKET BECAUSE FRONT CAP WINDSHIELD FLANGE WAS CUT INCORRECTLY DURING THAT MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THE FRONT CAP WINDSHIELD FLANGE SHOULD BE 3/4 INCH. *NJ

Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.

Compare model years

Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model

Monaco Coach Camelot by model year
YearComplaintsRecallsInvestigationsIssue Index
2010010—
2009Viewing421—
2008220—
2007041—
2006041—
2005140—
2004030—
2003011—

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.