Safari Cheetah Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 3 model years of the Safari Cheetah (1999–2001). The most-complained-about year is 2000.
Pick your Safari Cheetah model year
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 Safari Cheetah | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 Safari Cheetah | 4 | 1 |
| 1999 Safari Cheetah | 1 | 0 |
What Safari Cheetah owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 2000 model year has the most, with 1.
All Safari Cheetah recalls (4)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Safari Cheetah, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Foundation components (service brakes)
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.
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Antilock (service brakes)
Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with meritor wabco phase 1, d-version antilock brake system (ABS), fail to comply to the requirements of FMVSS no. 105, "hydraulic and electric brake systems." an internal diagnostic system in the ABS may not detect an extreme wheel speed sensor air gap. Such a condition could possibly occur…
Remedy: The ABS ECU will be removed and replaced on these motor homes. Meritor is conducting the owner notification and remedy scheduling for this campaign. Owner notification is expected to begin during april/may 2001. Owners…
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Buckle assembly (seat belts)
Vehicle description: certain motor homes built on dodge van chassis and equipped with safety belt assemblies produced by am-safe between january 28 and august 15, 2000. On some seat belts, the buckle and connector may unlatch during a collision.
Remedy: Dealers will repair the seat belts. Owner notification began august 31, 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable…
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Buckle assembly (seat belts)
Vehicle description: certain class a motor homes equipped with safety belt assemblies built by am-safe. On some seat belts, the buckle and connector may unlatch during a collision.
Remedy: Dealers will repair the seat belts. Owner notification began october 18, 20000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a…
Other Safari models
- Continental8 complaints
- Safari7 complaints
- Zanzibar7 complaints
- Sahara3 complaints
- 3450XLT2 complaints
- Serengetti2 complaints
- 24000 complaints
- Ivory0 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.