1998 Monaco Coach Diplomat Recalls, Complaints & Specs
3 safety recalls list the 1998 Monaco Coach Diplomat, and owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.
3 safety recalls for the 1998 Monaco Coach Diplomat
Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.
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Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)
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…
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Labels (equipment)
On certain motor homes, the PSI recorded on the federal certification label is incorrect. The initial label shows PSI as 90 lbs front and 100 rear. The correct information should be a PSI of 105 front and 115 rear.
Remedy: Dealers will install a corrected label on these motor homes. Owner notification began on april 28, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free…
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Mounting (fuel system)
Vehicle description: motor homes built on a roadmaster chassis. Inadequate bracing was used to secure the fuel tank. The brace could fail allowing one end of the fuel tank to loosen from its position and hang lower than the other end.
Remedy: Dealers will install an additional brace under the fuel tank.
1 owner complaint filed with NHTSA
Owners of the 1998 Monaco Coach Diplomat have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. Complaints peaked in 2002 with 1 filed that year.
Most-reported components
What owners are reporting
“Consumer states the windsheild went off track and left a large openning in the windsheild. Took to dealership to have windsheild re-set, problem happened again.*jb”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, May 23, 2002 · Visibility
Compare Monaco Coach Diplomat model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Monaco Coach Diplomat model year in NHTSA's database.
Checking a specific 1998 Monaco Coach Diplomat
How do I know if my 1998 Monaco Coach Diplomat has an open recall?
Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 3 campaigns currently list the 1998 Monaco Coach Diplomat; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.
Is the recall repair free?
Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Monaco Coach dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 03V102000).
What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?
A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.
Other Monaco Coach models
- Knight54 complaints
- Cayman40 complaints
- Monaco33 complaints
- Lapalma30 complaints
- Dynasty25 complaints
- Windsor21 complaints
- Signature13 complaints
- Camelot7 complaints
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.