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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
Suspension. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports1 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
2 reports
Mileage unknown · Aug 25, 2000
Engine And Engine CoolingFire
WHEN THIS PART FAILS IT SHORT CIRCUITS TO THE STARTER SOLONOID CAUSING THE STARTER TO TURN THE ENGINE. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERIES HOWEVER BY THAT TIME THE WIRING IS ON FIRE. ON MY VEHICLE, THE NEW FUEL CUT OFF PART FAILED ON THE SECOND OR THIRD START OF THE ENGINE, AGAIN BURNING OUT THE STARTER BUT NOT THE …
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WHEN THIS PART FAILS IT SHORT CIRCUITS TO THE STARTER SOLONOID CAUSING THE STARTER TO TURN THE ENGINE. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERIES HOWEVER BY THAT TIME THE WIRING IS ON FIRE. ON MY VEHICLE, THE NEW FUEL CUT OFF PART FAILED ON THE SECOND OR THIRD START OF THE ENGINE, AGAIN BURNING OUT THE STARTER BUT NOT THE WIRING. IF THIS UNIT SHOULD FAIL WHILE DRIVING, AS THE REPLACEMENT DID, A SERIOUS ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR BECAUSE THE ENGINE DIES LEAVING THE DRIVER WITHOUT ANY POWER FOR STEERING AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD BE ON FIRE. THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL. THIS PART SHOULD BE MADE TO FAIL IN A SAFEMODE RATHER THAN SHORT CIRCUIT TO GROUND VIA THE STARTER.
NHTSA ODI #729088
Mileage unknown · Dec 4, 1998
Suspension
FRONT SUSPENSION BOTTOMS CAUSING FRONT WHEELS TO HIT ON UNDERSIDE OF MOTORHOME FLOOR CAUSING MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL. MAGNUM (CHASSIS MFG) STATES THAT 95 SAHARA WERE BUILT WITH WHEELS TOO CLOSE TO FLOOR. WITH LATER MODELS, WHEELS WERE LOCATED 1 INCH FURTHER AWAY FROM FLOOR. SAFARI IS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND HAS RETROFITTED 95 MOD…
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FRONT SUSPENSION BOTTOMS CAUSING FRONT WHEELS TO HIT ON UNDERSIDE OF MOTORHOME FLOOR CAUSING MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL. MAGNUM (CHASSIS MFG) STATES THAT 95 SAHARA WERE BUILT WITH WHEELS TOO CLOSE TO FLOOR. WITH LATER MODELS, WHEELS WERE LOCATED 1 INCH FURTHER AWAY FROM FLOOR. SAFARI IS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND HAS RETROFITTED 95 MODELS WITH LONGER "LEAF SPRING SHACKLE BRACKETS" ONLY FOR THOSE PEOPLE UNDER WARRANTY. SINCE I PURCHASED USED, CHASSIS WARRANTY IS VOID PER SAFARI. PROBLEM OCCURS AT ALL SPEEDS INCLUDING DURING BRAKING DOWN STEEP HILLS.
NHTSA ODI #701115
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