2001 Monaco Coach Knight Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 11about this part
- Share
- 85%of 13 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 21,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 11 complaints about the brakes of the 2001 Monaco Coach Knight, 85% of the 13 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 21,000 miles. 4 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I own a 2001 monaco Knight which I bought in 2006. We took a trip with our rv on 9/19/2008 and the brakes seized up. This caused the brake pads, rotors, bearings and oil reservoir to fail. While driving I smelled something, so I stopped to find out what the problem was. The wheels were actually smoking, it had not broke out into a fire yet, but I am sure it would have if I kept driving. I searched the web and found recall number 02v278000, monaco's recall number r02175 which described the exact same problem. …”
NHTSA complaint #10245104, filed 2008-10, 21,000 miles“After driving on the road and when consumer tried to stop the brakes locked up. This has happened three times since consumer has owned the vehicle. Also, on one occasion engine had completely shut down after driving one hundred from getting the brakes fixed.”
NHTSA complaint #10034129, filed 2003-08, 2,000 miles“Dt: the consumer stated he owns a 2001 monaco Knight. He is having problems with the bausch brakes. The brakes were recalled in campaign id 04v116. The monaco file number is r02175. He said that the calipers seized, starting a fire and burning the ABS sensors. There were faulty brakes. The consumer has had this in for recall repairs on september 22, 2004 . The dealer checked the calipers, then said they were fine. On november 17, 2004 one of the calipers failed, and on may 10, 2004 other calipers failed. Three out of the four brake calipers failed. …”
NHTSA complaint #10121342, filed 2005-07, 7,702 miles“Left front brake locked up.next 100 miles right brake locked up. 150 miles after repairs left brake locked up. 200 miles after repairs strong hot brake smell detected.”
NHTSA complaint #10032907, filed 2003-08, 15,000 miles“The contact owns a 2001 Monaco Coach Knight rv. The contact was driving 40 MPH when the brakes overheated. The vehicle was taken to dealer where an undisclosed part was replaced. The contact stated that the failure was never repaired and later recurred. The manufacturer could not be contacted because they were no longer in business. The VIN was unavailable. The current mileage was 25,000. The approximate failure mileage was 1,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10468797, filed 2012-08, 1,000 milesRelated recalls
- 02V278000Oct 22, 2002On certain motor homes, the brake assemblies exhibit elevated temperatures that can lead to catastrophic deterioration of the wheel end components such as…Covers: Monaco Coach Knight 2000–2003, Safari Coach Sahara 1998–2002, Beaver Patriot 1998–2002 +21 more
Brakes: other model years
Other parts of the 2001 Monaco Coach Knight
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaintsTires
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 Monaco Coach Knight
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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