2004 Holiday Rambler Imperial Recalls, Complaints & Specs

6 safety recalls list the 2004 Holiday Rambler Imperial, and owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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6 safety recalls for the 2004 Holiday Rambler Imperial

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

1. Water heater (equipment)

   NHTSA 05V223000 Reported May 13, 2005 1,606 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORPORATION

   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.

2. Water heater (equipment)

   NHTSA 04V476000 Reported October 1, 2004 44 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORPORATION

   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…

3. Diesel (engine and engine cooling)

   NHTSA 04V441000 Reported September 13, 2004 1,189 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORPORATION

   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…

4. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

   NHTSA 04V224000 Reported May 10, 2004 35 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORPORATION

   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.

5. Anchorage (seat belts)

   NHTSA 04V080000 Reported February 17, 2004 358 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORPORATION

   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…

6. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

   NHTSA 03V360000 Reported October 1, 2003 26 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORP.

   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…

2 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2004 Holiday Rambler Imperial have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA. Complaints peaked in 2005 with 2 filed that year.

Most-reported components

• Equipment: water heater1
• Trailer hitches1

What owners are reporting

“Dt: the contact took motor home to a dealership for recall 04v476000 repairs concerning the lpg water heater . The first and second time the contact took the motor home in to the dealership he was tol”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, December 8, 2005 · Equipment

“Dt: the contact stated the gross vehicle weight and the hitch weight of the travel trailer does not correspond with the weight indicated in the owner's manual. The trailer hitch broke twice due to ove”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, November 22, 2005 · Trailer hitches

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Recall and complaint counts for every Holiday Rambler Imperial model year in NHTSA's database.

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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.