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2005 Holiday Rambler Imperial Recalls, Complaints & Specs

3 safety recalls list the 2005 Holiday Rambler Imperial, and owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.

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3 safety recalls for the 2005 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 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. Diesel (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 04V441000 Reported 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…

  3. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 04V355000 Reported 22 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORPORATION

    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.

2 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2005 Holiday Rambler Imperial have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 23,103 miles. Complaints peaked in 2007 with 1 filed that year.

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What owners are reporting

“Tl*the contact owns a 2005 holiday rambler imperial. In 25 below degree weather, the contact would start his vehicle and the rotors would not release from the brake pads. This created a dragging effec”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, April 8, 2008 · Service brakes, air

“Tl* - the contact has a 2005 monaco holiday rambler which is hard to steer straight on the road. Then contact stated that when driving the 30 feet motor home at 55 MPH it became hard to steer. The roa”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, January 4, 2007 · Steering

Compare Holiday Rambler Imperial model years

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

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1976 Holiday Rambler Imperial10
1977 Holiday Rambler Imperial10
1980 Holiday Rambler Imperial10
1981 Holiday Rambler Imperial10
1982 Holiday Rambler Imperial10
1983 Holiday Rambler Imperial10
1984 Holiday Rambler Imperial10
1986 Holiday Rambler Imperial10
1987 Holiday Rambler Imperial20
1988 Holiday Rambler Imperial20
1989 Holiday Rambler Imperial20
1990 Holiday Rambler Imperial31
1991 Holiday Rambler Imperial14
1992 Holiday Rambler Imperial11
1993 Holiday Rambler Imperial21
1994 Holiday Rambler Imperial35
1995 Holiday Rambler Imperial51
1997 Holiday Rambler Imperial10
1998 Holiday Rambler Imperial32
1999 Holiday Rambler Imperial61
2000 Holiday Rambler Imperial40
2001 Holiday Rambler Imperial40
2002 Holiday Rambler Imperial10
2003 Holiday Rambler Imperial20
2004 Holiday Rambler Imperial62
2005 Holiday Rambler Imperial32
2006 Holiday Rambler Imperial20
2007 Holiday Rambler Imperial20
2008 Holiday Rambler Imperial20
2009 Holiday Rambler Imperial30
2010 Holiday Rambler Imperial30

Checking a specific 2005 Holiday Rambler Imperial

How do I know if my 2005 Holiday Rambler Imperial has an open recall?

Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 3 campaigns currently list the 2005 Holiday Rambler Imperial; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.

Is the recall repair free?

Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Holiday Rambler dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 04V355000).

What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?

A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.

Other Holiday Rambler models

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.