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2002 Safari Coach Trek Owner Complaints

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 Nov 28, 2006
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 Oct 30, 2002

What this page shows

Our database holds 9 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2002 Safari Coach Trek. 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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Other / unspecified
Filed Nov 28, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE COOLING UNIT IN THE REFRIGERATOR WAS LEAKING COOLANT FLUID OUT OF THE BACK OF THE REFRIGERATOR. THE REFRIGERATOR WAS DISCONNECTED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE COOLING UNIT HAD FAILED. THE ENTIRE REFRIGERATOR WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL #06E076000, WHICH PERTAINS TO RECREATIONAL VEHICLE EQUIPMENT. THE EQUIPMENT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*AK UPDATED 12/28/06. *JB

NHTSA ID
10174546
Incident
Sep 14, 2006
Mileage
33,002 mi
BrakesEngineSuspension
Filed Apr 30, 2003

THE BRAKES, ENGINE, AND SUSPENSION ALL FAILED ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER DROVE TO OREGON TO THE MANUFACTURER AND THE PROBLEMS COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *JB

NHTSA ID
10017921
Incident
Apr 30, 2003
Other / unspecifiedSuspension
Filed Apr 1, 2003

MONACO SAFARI TREK MODEL 2830 BOTTOMED OUT AND DESTROYED THE BLACK (SEWERAGE) AND GREY (WASH WATER) VALVES 3 TIMES.*AK ALSO THE SPRINGS ON THE CHASSIS FLATTENED OUT, ALSO THE MOTOR HOME DRIFTED ON THE ROAD. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID
10011220
Suspension
Filed Mar 31, 2003

USING SHIM OR BLOCK SUSPENSION AT THE SPRING AND AXLE CAUSING IT TO "BOTTOM OUT".

NHTSA ID
10011593
Suspension
Filed Mar 27, 2003

THE RV BOTTOMS OUT AND HAS DRIVABILITY PROBLEM POSSIBLY DUE TO FAULTY AXLE BLOCKS, THIS PROBLEM HAS CAUSED THE GREY AND BLACK WATER TANKS TO BE CRUSHED (MONACO SAFARI TREK MODEL 2830) . *PH *NLM

NHTSA ID
10011487
Other / unspecified
Filed Mar 3, 2003

NAR 03/03/2003 THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE 2002 SAFARI TREK MOTOR HOME VALVES. *CB

NHTSA ID
10009913
Incident
Mar 1, 2003
Body & structure
Filed Jan 29, 2003

THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE BOTTOMED AND SMASHED THE WATER VALVE SYSTEM, THE VALVES WAS REPLACED FIVE TIMES, AND THE AXLE BLOCKS WAS REPLACED TWICE.*JB PH

NHTSA ID
10004004
Suspension
Filed Jan 14, 2003

CONSUMER STATED THE SUSPENSION CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRUSH THE BLACK AND GREY (WASHWATER) WATER LINES/VALVES UNDER THE BODY WHEN GOING UP A DRIVEWAY INTO A GAS STATION. THE SPRINGS WERE FLAT WITH HIGH AXLE BLOCKS AND DID NOT ABSORB ANY SHOCK. THE DEALER HAD NOT IDENTIFIED ANY PROBLEM, JUST COSMETIC WORK. SCC *JB

NHTSA ID
10002071
Other / unspecified
Filed Oct 30, 2002

BLACK (UNTREATED SEWERAGE) AND GREY (WASH WATER) WATER LINES ON CONSUMER'S NEW RECREATIONAL VEHICLE CRUSHED REPEATEDLY WHILE TRYING TO MOVE UP A SLIGHT INCLINE. MANUFACTURER TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES BUT WAS UNABLE. IT WAS A MECHANICAL DESIGN PROBLEM. CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *YH. *AK

NHTSA ID
568114

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.

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