Vehicle recall 01V097001 · April 17, 2001
Safari Cheetah, Beaver Contessa and 11 more models
Vehicle description: certain motor homes built on Dodge van chassis and equipped with safety belt assemblies produced by am-safe between January 28 and August 15, 2000.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: certain motor homes built on Dodge van chassis and equipped with safety belt assemblies produced by am-safe between January 28 and August 15, 2000. On some seat belts, the buckle and connector may unlatch during a collision.
- Consequence
- Serious injury or death could occur if the vehicle occupant is not properly restrained.
- Remedy
- Dealers will repair the seat belts. Owner notification began August 31, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact am-safe commercial products at 219-266-8330 or smc at 1-800-344-6332.
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V097001
- Reported to NHTSA
- April 17, 2001
- Filed by
- SAFARI MOTOR COACHES, INC.
- Owner notification
- October 24, 2000
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 828
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Seat belts › Front › Buckle assembly
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Beaver Contessa (2000-2001): 2001, 2000
- Beaver Marquis (2000-2001): 2001, 2000
- Beaver Monterey (2000-2001): 2001, 2000
- Beaver Patriot (2000-2001): 2001, 2000
- Beaver Solitaire (2000-2001): 2001, 2000
- Harney Renegade (2000-2001): 2001, 2000
- Harney Riata (2000-2001): 2001, 2000
- Safari Cheetah (2000-2001): 2001, 2000
- Safari Continental (2000-2001): 2001, 2000
- Safari Serengetti (2000-2001): 2001, 2000
- Safari Zanzibar (2000-2001): 2001, 2000
- Safari Coach Sahara (2000-2001): 2001, 2000
- Safari Coach Trek (2000-2001): 2001, 2000
Has your Beaver been repaired?
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