Vehicle recall 08V578000 · November 3, 2008
Holiday Rambler Arista, Safari Coach Passage and 7 more models
The castle nut that retains the steering drag link to the pitman arm may have been improperly torqued during assembly.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Monaco is recalling 202 my 2006 monarch se, my 2009 riptide, my 2006 holiday rambler admiral se, my 2007-2009 arista, my 2007-2009 safari passage, my 2006 simba and trek gas, and my 2006-2007 r-vision trail-lite and trail-aire motor homes built on workhorse chassis. The castle nut that retains the steering drag link to the pitman arm may have been improperly torqued during assembly. The improper torque may have damaged the castle nut and compromised the integrity of the connection.
- Consequence
- If the drag link were to separate from the pitman arm, the driver would not have directional control of the vehicle possibly causing a crash.
- Remedy
- Monaco is working with workhorse to replace and properly tighten the castle nut that retains the steering drag link to the pitman arm (please see 08V442). Owners may contact workhorse at 1-877-946-7731 or monaco at 1-800-685-6545.
- Notes
- Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V578000
- Reported to NHTSA
- November 3, 2008
- Filed by
- MONACO COACH CORPORATION
- Owner notification
- November 13, 2008
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 202
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Steering › Gear box › Shaft pitman
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Holiday Rambler Admiral SE (2006): 2006
- Holiday Rambler Arista (2007-2009): 2009, 2008, 2007
- Monaco Coach Monarch SE (2006): 2006
- Monaco Coach Riptide (2009): 2009
- R-Vision Trail-Aire (2006-2007): 2007, 2006
- R-Vision Trail-Lite (2006-2007): 2007, 2006
- Safari Coach Passage (2007-2009): 2009, 2008, 2007
- Safari Coach Simba (2006): 2006
- Safari Coach Trek GAS (2006): 2006
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