2000 Safari Continental
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
6 recalls name the 2000 Safari Continental. Newest first.
On certain motor homes, the brake assemblies exhibit elevated temperatures that can lead to catastrophic deterioration of the wheel end components such as bearings, races, spindles, knuckles, seals, hubs, rotors, patch bolts, calipers, brake pads, and ABS sensors.
Risk and remedy
Risk
This could result in loss of control, and/or the potential for a fire.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect the front and rear brake calipers for corrosion and replace or rebuild the calipers as necessary. the recall began on august 18, 2004. owners should contact monaco at 1-800-685-6545.
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.
Risk and remedy
Risk
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.
Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with meritor wabco phase 1, d-version antilock brake system (ABS), fail to comply to the requirements of fmvss no. 105, "hydraulic and electric brake systems." an internal diagnostic system in the ABS may not detect an extreme wheel speed sensor air gap. such a condition could possibly occur during (1) original…
Risk and remedy
Risk
This could disable the anti-lock function on the affected wheel without providing the required operator warning that the ABS function requires servicing.
Remedy
The ABS ecu will be removed and replaced on these motor homes. meritor IS conducting the owner notification and remedy scheduling for this campaign. owner notification IS expected to begin during april/may 2001. 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 meritor wabco at 1-800-535-5560.
Vehicle description: certain class a motor homes equipped with safety belt assemblies built by am-safe. on some seat belts, the buckle and connector may unlatch during a collision.
Risk and remedy
Risk
Serious injury or death could occur if the vehicle occupant IS not properly restrained.
Remedy
Dealers will repair the seat belts. owner notification began october 18, 20000. 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 smc customer service at 1-800-344-6332 or am-safe at 1-219-266-8330.
Vehicle description: motor home chassis equipped with tie rod assemblies manufactured by trw. the suspect tie rods contain 24-DL model ball sockets. certain of the tie rod ball-socket bearings have a below-specification case depth and/or hardness, which can lead to premature wear of the socket.
Risk and remedy
Risk
If this condition occurs, the driver can lose partial control of the right front wheel, possibly resulting in a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the defective ball sockets and/or drag links. owner notification began march 16, 2001. 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 smc at 1-800-344-6332 or trw customer service at 1-866-280-3287.
Vehicle description: 1999 and 2000 motor homes manufactured between april 2 and november 20, 1999, and equipped with ABS systems with brake wiring harness part #2505168. the electrical connector which connects to the modulator was mis-wired causing the anti-lock brake modulator to react improperly while regulating hydraulic pressure to the appropriate…
Risk and remedy
Risk
Failure of the anti-lock braking system could cause a loss of control of the vehicle in certain braking situations.
Remedy
Dealers will install a wiring harness update, which properly routes the electrical signal from the ecu to the modulator. 7owner notification IS expected to begin july 13, 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 safari/beaver/harney at 1-800-344-6332.
Owner complaints
1 complaints1 involved a fire
Latest complaints
- Engine and engine cooling › Exhaust system › Manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe
The exhaust pipe separated from the furnace and fell off. *nm the consumer stated that on during the first trip in the rv the motor home almost caught fire as well as a grass fire due to the separation of the exhaust pipe separating from the furnace and falling off. the falling off of the pipe…
The exhaust pipe separated from the furnace and fell off. *nm the consumer stated that on during the first trip in the rv the motor home almost caught fire as well as a grass fire due to the separation of the exhaust pipe separating from the furnace and falling off. the falling off of the pipe allowed the exhaust fire directly from the furnace to blow by the exhaust pipe to the ground with particles of the fire striking the elbow of the exhaust pipe and to the sub floor of the coach which IS painted plywood. in the second occurance the consumer attempeted to tighten the bolts but they were tight as they could be. there was no way to secure the tail pipe to the furnace. the consumer went to the distributer of the hurricane system and was shown several hurricane funaces on a pallet that had the same problem as the consumers system. the consumer found that the copper softens and allows the steel pipe to detach.the consumer believes that there should be a total recall on all motor home hurricane systems. *tc consumer received letter from international inc. Thermal research expressing willingness to examine the exhaust problems. *tt
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Wiring harness incorrectly installed
The ABS brake system was incorrectly wired
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