Holiday Rambler Presidential Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 14 safety recalls and 14 owner complaints across 20 model years of the Holiday Rambler Presidential (1980–2014). The most-complained-about year is 2003.

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What Holiday Rambler Presidential owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 14 complaints with NHTSA. The 2003 model year has the most, with 5.

• Structure: frame and members6
• Equipment: slide-in camper1
• Equipment1
• Tires: tread/belt1
• Service brakes, electric1
• Suspension1
• Wheels1
• Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer1

All Holiday Rambler Presidential recalls (14)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Holiday Rambler Presidential, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

   NHTSA 15V257000 Reported May 1, 2015 16 vehicles potentially affected Allied Recreation Group, Inc.

   Allied Recreation Group, Inc. (ARG) is recalling certain 2014 Holiday Rambler Presidential fifth wheel trailers, model 363 RE, manufactured February 28, 2013, to November 1, 2013, 2014 Holiday Rambler Presidential fifth wheel trailers, model 363 RL, manufactured January 30, 2013, to June 21, 2013, 2015 Holiday Rambler Alumascape fifth…

   Remedy: ARG will notify owners, and ARG dealers will work in conjunction with Electrolux Home Products, Inc. Appliance service personnel to replace the membrane/keypad component, free of charge. The recall began on June 5,…

   Model years: 2014

2. Labels (equipment)

   NHTSA 08V273000 Reported June 20, 2008 22 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORPORATION

   Monaco is recalling 22 my 2009 alumascape fifth wheel, alumascape suite and presidential travel trailers. These trailers fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars." when tires were changed on these vehicles, the federal…

   Remedy: Dealers will mail consumers the corrected labels along with instructions. Customers will have the option for dealers to install the label free of charge. The recall began on august 7, 2008. Owners may contact monaco at…

   Model years: 2009

3. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

   NHTSA 08V257000 Reported June 5, 2008 8,587 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORPORATION

   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…

   Model years: 2001, 2002

4. Rim (wheels)

   NHTSA 05V418000 Reported September 21, 2005 306 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORPORATION

   On certain travel trailers and fifth wheel trailers equipped with tredit wheels, the rims may have poor weld quality and insufficient press fit between the wheel rim and disc.

   Remedy: Monaco is working with tredit tire to notify owners and have the wheels replaced free of charge. The recall began on october 26, 2005. Owners may contact monaco at 1-800-685-6545.

   Model years: 2005, 2006

5. Lines and fittings (equipment)

   NHTSA 04V555000 Reported November 19, 2004 1,637 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORPORATION

   On certain fifth wheel trailers equipped with liquid propane gas (lpg), it was discovered an excess of lpg hose was coiled in the rear refrigerator access compartment a causing it to be routed close in proximity to the burner flue box cover of the refrigerator.

   Remedy: Owners are being asked to inspect the lpg line from the outside of the vehicle to ensure that it is not close to the burner. If no damage to the line is present and the lpg line is the appropriate length and routed…

   Model years: 2002, 2003, 2005

6. Frame and members (structure)

   NHTSA 04V483000 Reported October 5, 2004 3,439 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORPORATION

   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.

   Model years: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005

7. Labels (equipment)

   NHTSA 03V129000 Reported April 7, 2003 273 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORP.

   On certain travel trailers, the federal certification label is incorrect. The axle weight rating shows 5200 lbs. When the correct rating should be 5080 lbs.

   Remedy: Dealers will replace the federal certification label on the units involved. Owner notification began july 1, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not…

   Model years: 2003

8. Labels (equipment)

   NHTSA 03V107000 Reported March 19, 2003 87 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORP.

   On certain fifth wheel vehicles ,the federal certification label has an incorrect axle weight rating. The initial label read 12,100 with 5,200 lb. Axles. Corrected label should read 14,400 with 6,000 lb. Axles.

   Remedy: Dealers will install a corrected label on these vehicles. Owner notification began april 15, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free label…

   Model years: 2003

9. Labels (equipment)

   NHTSA 03V105000 Reported March 18, 2003 28 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORP.

   On certain presidential fifth wheel vehicles, a typographical error occurred on the federal certification label. The gross vehicle weight rating (gvwr) was printed at 13,500 lbs. When it should have been 13,000 lbs.

   Remedy: Dealers will install a corrected label on these vehicles. Owner notification began april 18, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free label…

   Model years: 2002

10. Electrical system: wiring

    NHTSA 01V112000 Reported April 5, 2001 6,280 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORP.

    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: 2000, 2001

11. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (fuel system)

    NHTSA 01V018000 Reported January 23, 2001 491 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORP.

    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…

    Model years: 2001

12. Seats

    NHTSA 92V183000 Reported December 17, 1992 10,350 vehicles potentially affected HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP.

    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

13. Linkages (vehicle speed control)

    NHTSA 92V118000 Reported August 14, 1992 3,200 vehicles potentially affected HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP.

    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

14. Coil springs (suspension)

    NHTSA 90V186000 Reported October 19, 1990 336 vehicles potentially affected HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP.

    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

Other Holiday Rambler models

• Endeavor68 complaints
• Ambassador66 complaints
• Holiday Rambler58 complaints
• Vacationer55 complaints
• Rambler45 complaints
• Aluma Lite37 complaints
• Neptune27 complaints
• Imperial20 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.