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McKenzie Lakota Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 8 safety recalls and 3 owner complaints across 6 model years of the McKenzie Lakota (2000–2006). The most-complained-about year is 2002.

8
safety recalls, all years
3
owner complaints, all years
2000
year with most recalls
2002
year with most complaints

Pick your McKenzie Lakota model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2006 McKenzie Lakota30
2005 McKenzie Lakota10
2003 McKenzie Lakota30
2002 McKenzie Lakota32
2001 McKenzie Lakota31
2000 McKenzie Lakota40

What McKenzie Lakota owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA. The 2002 model year has the most, with 2.

All McKenzie Lakota recalls (8)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a McKenzie Lakota, 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: 2000, 2001

  2. Rim (wheels)

    NHTSA 05V418000 Reported 306 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORPORATION

    On certain travel trailers and fifth wheel trailers equipped with tredit wheels, the rims may have poor weld quality and insufficient press fit between the wheel rim and disc.

    Remedy: Monaco is working with tredit tire to notify owners and have the wheels replaced free of charge. The recall began on october 26, 2005. Owners may contact monaco at 1-800-685-6545.

    Model years: 2005, 2006

  3. Lines and fittings (equipment)

    NHTSA 04V555000 Reported 1,637 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORPORATION

    On certain fifth wheel trailers equipped with liquid propane gas (lpg), it was discovered an excess of lpg hose was coiled in the rear refrigerator access compartment a causing it to be routed close in proximity to the burner flue box cover of the refrigerator.

    Remedy: Owners are being asked to inspect the lpg line from the outside of the vehicle to ensure that it is not close to the burner. If no damage to the line is present and the lpg line is the appropriate length and routed…

    Model years: 2002, 2003, 2006

  4. Frame and members (structure)

    NHTSA 04V483000 Reported 3,439 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORPORATION

    On certain fifth wheel trailers, a deficiency in the structural integrity of the main frame rails could cause the rails to crack and axles could shift, causing the fifth wheel to pull erratically.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and add an addition of gusset plates and cross tubes to strenghen the axle spring hangers. The recall began on october 29, 2004. Owners should contact monaco at 1-800-685-6545.

    Model years: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006

  5. Tires

    NHTSA 03V502000 Reported 103 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORPORATION

    Certain 31' fifth wheel trailers fail to comply with the requirements of part 567. Also some vehicles were f itted with 225/75r/15e goodyear tires and 16" with 235/85r/16e goodyear tires should have been installed.

    Remedy: Dealers will install 235/85r/16e tires inflated at 80 PSI. Owner notification began december 18, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free…

    Model years: 2000

  6. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 03V129000 Reported 273 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORP.

    On certain travel trailers, the federal certification label is incorrect. The axle weight rating shows 5200 lbs. When the correct rating should be 5080 lbs.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the federal certification label on the units involved. Owner notification began july 1, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not…

    Model years: 2003

  7. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 02V102000 Reported 45 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORP.

    On certain travel trailers, a typographical error was made, incorrectly stating the gross vehicle weight rating on the federal certification labels and rvia weight labels.

    Remedy: Owners will be provided with a corrected labels and installation instructions. Owner notification began may 30, 2002. Owners who do not receive the free label and installation instructions within a reasonable time…

    Model years: 2002

  8. Electrical system: wiring

    NHTSA 01V112000 Reported 6,280 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORP.

    Vehicle description: travel trailers and fifth wheel trailers. A wire supplying 12volt DC to the holding tank monitoring system display panel was installed without proper circuit protection. The circuit is connected to the voltage source with a 12volt DC 50 amp self-resetting circuit breaker as protection against an electrical short to…

    Remedy: Dealers will install a 6-amp circuit breaker on the 12volt DC wire supplying voltage to the holding tank monitor panel display. Owner notification began june 5, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized…

    Model years: 2000, 2001

Other McKenzie 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.