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Beaver Coach Patriot Thunder Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 14 owner complaints across 9 model years of the Beaver Coach Patriot Thunder (1998–2006). The most-complained-about year is 1999.

6
safety recalls, all years
14
owner complaints, all years
1999
year with most recalls
1999
year with most complaints

Pick your Beaver Coach Patriot Thunder model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2006 Beaver Coach Patriot Thunder10
2005 Beaver Coach Patriot Thunder10
2004 Beaver Coach Patriot Thunder10
2003 Beaver Coach Patriot Thunder10
2002 Beaver Coach Patriot Thunder24
2001 Beaver Coach Patriot Thunder34
2000 Beaver Coach Patriot Thunder31
1999 Beaver Coach Patriot Thunder45
1998 Beaver Coach Patriot Thunder20

What Beaver Coach Patriot Thunder owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 14 complaints with NHTSA. The 1999 model year has the most, with 5.

All Beaver Coach Patriot Thunder recalls (6)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Beaver Coach Patriot Thunder, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 08V257000 Reported 8,587 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORPORATION

    Monaco is recalling certain motor homes equipped with norcold refrigerators. A fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak.

    Remedy: Monaco is working with norcold to repair these refrigerators. Norcold will provide thermal switch kits to owners along with the necessary forms and instructions. The recall began on august 29, 2008. Owners may contact…

    Model years: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

  2. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 07V423000 Reported 3,463 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORPORATION

    On certain motor homes, fifth wheel and travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation, the refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.

    Remedy: Monaco will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of…

    Model years: 1999, 2000, 2001

  3. Water heater (equipment)

    NHTSA 05V223000 Reported 1,606 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORPORATION

    On certain class a motor homes equipped with vehicle systems' aqua-hot and hydro-hot water heaters, which use webasto burner tubes, the burner tubes do not meet specifications and could fail prematurely.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the combustion chambers (burner tubes) with a new one free of charge. Owners may contact monaco at 1-800-685-6545.

    Model years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

  4. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 03V166000 Reported MONACO COACH CORP.

    On certain motorhomes, fifth wheels and travel trailers equipped with norcold refrigerator cooling units model numbers 1200lr and 1200rim, these refrigerators can experience low cycle fatigue failure which can lead to the liquid solution slowly leaking from the sealed, pressurized cooling unit through a small crack.

    Remedy: Norcold will notify its customers and provide a replacement cooling unit free of charge. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a…

    Model years: 1998, 1999

  5. Foundation components (service brakes)

    NHTSA 02V278000 Reported 8,581 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORP.

    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.

    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.

    Model years: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

  6. Accelerator pedal (vehicle speed control)

    NHTSA 02V004007 Reported 232 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORP.

    On certain motor homes equipped with electronic throttle control/accelerator pedals supplied by williams controls industries, the weld attaching the clevis to the plate has insufficient penetration and could allow the clevis to separate from the plate.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace these pedals. Owner notification began september 9, 2002. Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact monaco at 1-800-344-6332 or williams control at…

    Model years: 2002

Other Beaver Coach models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.