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Safari Coach Serengeti Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 2 owner complaints across 5 model years of the Safari Coach Serengeti (1997–2001). The most-complained-about year is 1997.

5
safety recalls, all years
2
owner complaints, all years
2001
year with most recalls
1997
year with most complaints

Pick your Safari Coach Serengeti model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2001 Safari Coach Serengeti40
2000 Safari Coach Serengeti30
1999 Safari Coach Serengeti30
1998 Safari Coach Serengeti30
1997 Safari Coach Serengeti22

What Safari Coach Serengeti owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA. The 1997 model year has the most, with 2.

All Safari Coach Serengeti recalls (5)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Safari Coach Serengeti, 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. 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: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

  3. 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: 1997, 1998, 1999

  4. 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

  5. Suspension

    NHTSA 01V359000 Reported 99 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORP.

    Vehicle description: class a motor homes with a bf goodrich velvet ride suspensions. The ipd v-links, installed as a chassis upgrade option, may hinder proper operation of the chassis front suspension components.

    Remedy: Dealers will remove the ipd v-link. Owner notification began december 4, 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…

    Model years: 2001

Other Safari 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.