Holiday Rambler Imperial Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 36 safety recalls and 20 owner complaints across 31 model years of the Holiday Rambler Imperial (1976–2010). The most-complained-about year is 1994.
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| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 3 | 0 |
| 2008 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 6 | 2 |
| 2003 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 6 | 1 |
| 1998 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 3 | 2 |
| 1997 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 5 | 1 |
| 1994 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 3 | 5 |
| 1993 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 2 | 1 |
| 1992 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 1 | 1 |
| 1991 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 1 | 4 |
| 1990 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 3 | 1 |
| 1989 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 1 | 0 |
| 1976 Holiday Rambler Imperial | 1 | 0 |
What Holiday Rambler Imperial owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 20 complaints with NHTSA. The 1994 model year has the most, with 5.
All Holiday Rambler Imperial recalls (36)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Holiday Rambler Imperial, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Windshield (visibility)
Navistar is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 beaver, holiday rambler and monaco coach brand recreational vehicles manufactured from january 11, 2008, through april 15, 2011. See the above list for models. The front windshield shade may separate from the cabin body without warning, possibly impairing the driver's ability to see the…
Remedy: Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the shade mounting clips and repair the vehicles as necessary free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin december 10, 2011.owners may contact navistar…
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Pedals and linkages (service brakes)
Kongsberg power products systems i, inc., (kpps) is recalling on behalf of monaco coach certain model year 2008-2010 motor homes manufactured after april 2007 and equipped with pneumatic and hydraulic adjustable brake pedal assemblies supplied by kpps. The drive pin which secures the brake pedal arm to the balance of the assembly may…
Remedy: Kpps will provide a clamp assembly kit along with installation instructions free of charge. The safety recall began on july 16, 2010. Owners may contact kpps at 1-877-485-6647.
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Pedals and linkages (service brakes)
Navistar is recalling certain model year 2008-2009 beaver contessa, model year 2009 beaver marquis, patriot, monterey, model year 2009-2010 holiday rambler ambassador, model year 2010-2011 holiday rambler endeavor, model year 2009-2010 holiday rambler imperial, model year 2010 holiday rambler navigator, and sceptor, model year 2010…
Remedy: Navistar is working with kongsberg please see kongsberg defect report 09e-064. Navistar will receive kits and will inspect and install a c-clamp on the adjustable brake pedal. This service will be performed free of…
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Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)
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…
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Shaft sector (steering)
On certain class a motor homes equipped with trw steering gears, models tas85 and rcs85, these steering gears contain potentially defective sector shafts with an incorrect gear tooth which may interfere with the rack-piston teeth, resulting in a stick or bind condition.
Remedy: Monaco is working with trw to replace the defective steering gear (please see 07e101). The recall began on january 24, 2008. Owners may contact monaco at 1-800-685-6545 or trw at 1-765-429-1768.
Model years: 2008
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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…
Model years: 1995
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Diesel (engine and engine cooling)
On certain motor homes built with cummins isl cm850 diesel engines, the connecting rod contains a machining defect in the wrist pin bushing of the rod that could cause a seizure of the piston pin.
Remedy: Monaco is working with cummins to recalibrate the engine control module and enhance the engine protection system enabling it to provide early detection of the failure mode and avoid more serious engine damage and…
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Motor (visibility)
On certain class a motor homes, the windshield wiper motors are under-fused and the fuse may fail.
Remedy: Dealers will install a new 15 amp auto resetting circuit breaker fuse on the vehicle. The recall began on december 15, 2006. Owners may contact monaco at 1-800-685-6545.
Model years: 2007
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Water heater (equipment)
On certain class a motor homes equipped with vehicle systems' aqua-hot and hydro-hot water heaters, which use webasto burner tubes, the burner tubes do not meet specifications and could fail prematurely.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the combustion chambers (burner tubes) with a new one free of charge. Owners may contact monaco at 1-800-685-6545.
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Frame and members (structure)
On certain fifth wheel trailers, a deficiency in the structural integrity of the main frame rails could cause the rails to crack and axles could shift, causing the fifth wheel to pull erratically.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and add an addition of gusset plates and cross tubes to strenghen the axle spring hangers. The recall began on october 29, 2004. Owners should contact monaco at 1-800-685-6545.
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Water heater (equipment)
On certain motor homes manufactured with optional aqua hot hydronic heaters, the exhaust termination for the heater was located under the bedroom slide out, when it should have been placed beyond the periphery of the vehicle.
Remedy: For the 2003 motor homes, dealers will use the existing pipe from the aqua hot hydronic heater, and repair it so that the end termination will be to the passenger side of the motor home. For the 2004 and 2005 motor…
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Diesel (engine and engine cooling)
On certain motorhomes equipped with cummins engines, oil can leak into the engine compartment from a crack in the cup plug.
Remedy: Cummins is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Cummins will install a steel cup plug boss cap to all affected engines. Owners should contact cummins customer assistance center at…
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Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)
On certain class a motor homes, incorrect gauge and wiring was used when installing the patio awning motor.
Remedy: Dealers will relocate the slide-out overhead control box and rewire the patio awning motor. The recall began july 29, 2004. Owners should contact monaco coach at 1-800-685-6545.
Model years: 2005
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Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)
Certain motor homes had a water line (thermoid value-flex/gs) installed to the aqua-hot heating system unit ("aqua hot") when a fuel line should have been used.
Remedy: Dealers will remove the incorrect water line and replace it with the correct fuel line. Owner notification is expected to begin during may or june 2004. Owners should contact monaco at 1-800-498-9478.
Model years: 2004
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Anchorage (seat belts)
Certain motorhomes fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 207, "seating systems," and no. 210 "seat belt assembly anchorages." the seat belt anchorage bolts can fail.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the belt latch bolt and install a bushing and a grade 5 bolt. Owner notification began march 8, 2004. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do…
Model years: 2004
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Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)
On certain motorhomes certification tags were omitted on the cloth covered front and rear brake line assemblies.
Remedy: Dealers will install new front and rear cloth covered brake lines that have the required certification tags. Owner notification began october 20, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an…
Model years: 2004
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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…
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Labels (equipment)
Certain fifth wheel and travel trailers' federal certification labels are incorrect. The tire inflation is listed as 60 PSI when the correct should be 80 PSI. In addition, the axle weight rating is incorrect on certain 1998 imperial travel trailers. The label shows 6000 lbs. When the correct rating should be 5200 lbs.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the federal certification label on the units involved. Owner notification is expected to begin during april 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service…
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Service brakes, air: controls, pedals and linkages
On class a motor homes built with a steerable auxiliary axle and equipped with certain meritor-wabco brake system two and four port relay valves, the valve may stick open when a high-pressure brake application is released.
Remedy: Dealers will replace these valves. Meritor wabco is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not…
Model years: 2001
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Buckle assembly (seat belts)
Vehicle description: 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 inspect the lap belts and, if necessary, replace it with a new belt assembly. Am-safe is conducting the owner notification. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service…
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Electrical system: wiring
Vehicle description: travel trailers and fifth wheel trailers. A wire supplying 12volt DC to the holding tank monitoring system display panel was installed without proper circuit protection. The circuit is connected to the voltage source with a 12volt DC 50 amp self-resetting circuit breaker as protection against an electrical short to…
Remedy: Dealers will install a 6-amp circuit breaker on the 12volt DC wire supplying voltage to the holding tank monitor panel display. Owner notification began june 5, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized…
Model years: 1999
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Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (fuel system)
Fifth wheel trailers. The routing of the liquid propane gas (lpg) line was inadvertently installed in the sidewall of the slideout. If the recreational vehicle is operated with the line improperly installed, there is the risk of premature failure due to abrasion, or puncture of the lpg line, which could lead to release of lpg in the…
Remedy: Dealers will replace the refrigerator lpg line, and if mounted in the slideout, the stove lpg line. The new line(s) will be routed in a way that makes them accessible the entire run to the appliance. Owner notification…
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Unknown or other
Vehicle description: motor homes produced on roadmaster chassis. The water pump controller cannot adequately handle current load which can result in overheating of the pump controller.
Remedy: Dealers will add a wire harness and relays to relieve the overload potential from the water pump controller. Owner notification began march 29, 2001. Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time…
Model years: 2001
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Mounting (fuel system)
Vehicle description: motor homes built on a roadmaster chassis. Inadequate bracing was used to secure the fuel tank. The brace could fail allowing one end of the fuel tank to loosen from its position and hang lower than the other end.
Remedy: Dealers will install an additional brace under the fuel tank.
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Unknown or other
The awning attached for the slide-out room can unfurl or unroll during transit causing the bracket to rip free of the sidewall.
Remedy: Carefree of colorado is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Dealers will install arm locks, anti-billow studs and brackets as well as wind deflectors on these awnings.
Model years: 1995
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Labels (equipment)
The federal certification label overstates the gross axle weight rating (gawr) as 5,000 lbs. The correct gawr is 4,670 lbs. This does not conform to FMVSS no. 120, "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars."
Remedy: Owners will be sent replacement certification labels and instructions for replacing them. If they prefer, owners can have their dealers replace these labels for them.
Model years: 1995
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Windshield wiper/washer (visibility)
When operated at a high speed, the front wiper arm connection to the wiper drive pivot shaft can loosen causing the windshield wiper system to fail.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the defective wiper systems with a different wiper system design.
Model years: 1995
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Radio/tape deck/cd etc. (equipment)
The remote power switch(es) located on the hydraulic motor that operates the slide-out room is not water-proof allowing moisture to penetrate into the switch creating an electrical path.
Remedy: Dealers will remove the remote slide-out switch(es) and limit the operation of the slide-out to the primary switch(es) mounted inside the trailer.
Model years: 1995
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Roof and pillars (structure)
A fuse was omitted in the solar panel circuit between the rv battery and the solar panel.
Remedy: Dealers will install an in-line 2 amp fuse within 18" of the rv battery.
Model years: 1993, 1994
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Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (parking brake)
High temperatures produced by the generator exhaust pipe can result in heat distortion and subsequent rupture of the air lines. A rupture would cause a malfunction of the instrument panel air pressure gauges and/or engagement of the manual parking/emergency brake.
Model years: 1993, 1994
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Steering wheel/handle bar (steering)
Improper torque of the retaining bolts and nuts of the steering column slip shaft, which provides the connecting link between the upper steering column and the steering gear box, may cause the steering column slip shaft to separate at either the upper or lower connection of the shaft.
Remedy: Inspect and retorque the slip shaft retaining bolts and nuts. However, if, after the inspection, the bolts and nuts are found to be loose or overtorqued, new bolts and nuts will be installed and properly torqued.
Model years: 1994
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Seats
The driver and passenger front outboard occupant seat have been designed with the safety belt anchorage on the seat structure. It is possible, in a vehicle crash, that the seat structure would fail to withstand the forces within the limits set forth in FMVSS 207 and FMVSS 210.
Remedy: Relocate the seat belt anchorage assemblies from the seat pedestal assembly to the vehicle frame through the floor structure to reduce the load on the seat pedestal assembly in the event of a sudden stop or accident.
Model years: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992
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Linkages (vehicle speed control)
A leak of either gasoline or propane can occur in components of the dual fuel system. This condition is primarily the result of the configuration and location of components in areas where high temperatures are being generated by the engine and exhaust systems.
Remedy: Remove the dual fuel system components, seal the propane tank liquid withdrawal valve, and restore a viable gasoline fuel delivery system.
Model years: 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
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Coil springs (suspension)
The suspension coil spring box mounting brackets, which are fastened to the main chassis frame, may fail.
Remedy: Repair to prevent mounting bracket failure.
Model years: 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
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Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (fuel system)
Incorrect size ear type clamps were used to secure nylon gasoline lines to barbed connector fittings.
Remedy: Install proper size ear type clamps.
Model years: 1990
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Tank assembly (equipment)
On the involved vehicles, the ABS plastic l.p. Gas bottle shield is attached with a nylon covered rubber cord with plastic coated metal hooks at each end. These metal hooks may chafe against the aluminum l.p. Gas bottle, eventually wearing through the material and creating a gas leak.
Remedy: Dealer will remove the nylon coated rubber cord and replace it with a nylon strap, free of charge.
Model years: 1976, 1977
Other Holiday Rambler models
- Endeavor68 complaints
- Ambassador66 complaints
- Holiday Rambler58 complaints
- Vacationer55 complaints
- Rambler45 complaints
- Aluma Lite37 complaints
- Neptune27 complaints
- Alumascape19 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.