1997 Safari Coach Serengeti Recalls, Complaints & Specs
2 safety recalls list the 1997 Safari Coach Serengeti, and owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.
2 safety recalls for the 1997 Safari Coach Serengeti
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 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…
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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…
2 owner complaints filed with NHTSA
Owners of the 1997 Safari Coach Serengeti have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 80,906 miles. Complaints peaked in 2008 with 2 filed that year.
Most-reported components
What owners are reporting
“Tl*the contact owns a dometic refrigerator, model rm7732 (na). The contact stated that the boiler tube cracked. The dealer replaced the component with another rm7732 cooling system at the cost of $1,1”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, April 23, 2008 · Equipment
“Recieved a recall notice NHTSA recall #07v423000 whent to look to see if our equipment was part of the recall and it isn't. But it has the exact problem describede in the notice. Dometic fridge rm 773”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, April 10, 2008 · Equipment
Compare Safari Coach Serengeti model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Safari Coach Serengeti model year in NHTSA's database.
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 Safari Coach Serengeti | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 Safari Coach Serengeti | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 Safari Coach Serengeti | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 Safari Coach Serengeti | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 Safari Coach Serengeti | 4 | 0 |
Checking a specific 1997 Safari Coach Serengeti
How do I know if my 1997 Safari Coach Serengeti 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. 2 campaigns currently list the 1997 Safari Coach Serengeti; 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 Safari Coach dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 03V166000).
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.
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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.