Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 Aug 24, 2018
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Sep 27, 2005
What this page shows
Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2005 Monaco Coach Dynasty. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Complaints, most recent first
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Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 24, 2018
Crash reported1 injury reported
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2005 MONACO COACH DYNASTY RV EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR G470RV TIRES, SIZE: 295/80R22 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 68 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE VIBRATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE BLEW OUT AND DETACHED FROM THE WHEEL. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MULTIPLE BROKEN BONES IN BOTH LEGS AND TWO BROKEN BONES IN THE RIGHT HAND. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA ID
11122093
Incident
Feb 1, 2018
Mileage
45,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Feb 14, 2011
EQUIPMENT FAILURE ON RV MOTORHOME. POWER SUN VISOR MANUFACTURED BY CAREFREE OF COLORADO WILL UNEXPECTEDLY FALL FROM MOUNTING PLATES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. MOUNTS ARE MADE OF PLASTIC MATERIAL AND SUBJECT TO STRESS CRACKS BY VIBRATION. WHEN PLASTIC MOUNTING PLATE FAILS, SHADE FALLS IN FRONT OF DRIVER BLOCKING VISION AND ALSO STARTLES DRIVER INTO ABRUPT BRAKING AND/OR ERRATIC STEERING. COMPANY BLAMES FAILURE ON IMPROPER INSTALLATION BY FACTORY (MONACO COACH). NUMEROUS FAILURES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ONLINE AT RV FORUMS. CAREFREE HAS NOT RE-DESIGNED MOUNTING BRACKET FOR THIS SERIES OF POWERSHADES BUT HAS NOW DESIGNED A NEW POWERSHADE WITH NEW ALUMINUM MOUNTING BRACKET. THEY WILL NOT RETROFIT EXISTING SHADE. *TR
NHTSA ID
10382603
Incident
Oct 11, 2010
Mileage
47,250 mi
Fuel system
Filed Aug 15, 2007
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 MONACO COACH DYNASTY. THE CONTACT BELONGS TO AN AUTOMOBILE GROUP WHERE HE DISCOVERED THAT TWO MEMBERS EXPERIENCED FUEL LEAKS. HE NOW BELIEVES THAT THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO CATCH FIRE. HE FOUND THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS A KIT THAT PREVENTS THE LEAKAGE, BUT THEY ARE ONLY APPLIED TO TRANSIT BUSES, NOT RV'S. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS IS BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE HEAVY DUTY CYCLES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 23,000.
NHTSA ID
10199634
Incident
Aug 6, 2007
Mileage
23,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Nov 2, 2005
CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING THE SMELL OF DIESEL FUEL IN THE NEW MONACO COACH. *TS AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FUEL LINES TO AND FROM THE AQUAHOT SYSTEM WERE THE GATES LOL PLUS HOSE. THE CONSUMER STATED THIS PARTICULAR HOSE WAS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR USE IN FUEL APPLICATION. *JB
NHTSA ID
10142170
Incident
Jan 1, 1901
Fuel system
Filed Sep 27, 2005
DT: CONTACT OWNS MONACO 2005 DYNASTY MOTORHOME. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED INCORRECTLY HOSE FOR APPLICATION. ANTIFREEZE AND HYDRAULIC WERE NOT DESIGNED FOR DIESEL FUEL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN INCIDENT HAPPENED. NO CRASH OR INJURIES REPORTED. NO POLICE REPORT. INCIDENT HAPPENED SINCE MANUFACTURING DATE. ALLOWED BENZENE FUMES INTO THE COACH WHICH WAS FLAMMABLE AND A CARNAGE.*AK
NHTSA ID
10137888
Incident
Aug 26, 2005
Mileage
1,100 mi
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.