Holiday Rambler Rambler Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 8 safety recalls and 45 owner complaints across 23 model years of the Holiday Rambler Rambler (1965–2002). The most-complained-about year is 2000.

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• 1965
• 1966
• 1967
• 1968
• 1977
• 1978
• 1979
• 1980
• 1981
• 1982
• 1983
• 1984
• 1988
• 1993
• 1994
• 1995
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• 2001
• 2002

What Holiday Rambler Rambler owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 45 complaints with NHTSA. The 2000 model year has the most, with 10.

• Tires6
• Suspension: front4
• Suspension3
• Tires: sidewall3
• Tires: tread/belt3
• Structure3
• Equipment: air conditioner2
• Equipment2

All Holiday Rambler Rambler recalls (8)

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

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

   NHTSA 89V054000 Reported April 5, 1989 118 vehicles potentially affected HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP.

   Close proximity of certain hoses to high heat emitted from the catalytic converter would cause the hose to deteriorate.

   Remedy: Install a heat shield over the catalytic converter to protect the hoses from heat deterioration.

   Model years: 1988

2. Tank assembly (fuel system)

   NHTSA 85V016000 Reported February 13, 1985 600 vehicles potentially affected HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP.

   Seam leaks may develop in the 70 gallon aluminum fuel tank, allowing gasoline to spill on the ground. This is due to poor seam welding. Consequence of defect. Gasoline spillage creates a fire hazard.

   Remedy: Install a new fuel tank.

   Model years: 1983, 1984

3. Delivery (fuel system)

   NHTSA 83V031000 Reported March 17, 1983 1,587 vehicles potentially affected HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP.

   The fuel switch on the dual fuel control has been wired incorrectly. The switch was wired in such a way that the driver could be pumping propane to the carburetor.

   Remedy: The dealer will rewire the fuel select switch at no charge to owner.

   Model years: 1982, 1983

4. Electrical system: front underhood

   NHTSA 82V132000 Reported December 21, 1982 1,244 vehicles potentially affected HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP.

   The routing and fastening of the auxiliary starter cable in the area of the engine compartment is fastened in such a fashion that it may, through contact with a frame member, chafe and create an electrical short.

   Remedy: The auxiliary starter wiring will be refastened; in the event of any chafing, it will be replaced. This will be performed at no cost to owner.

   Model years: 1982

5. Tank assembly (fuel system)

   NHTSA 82V097000 Reported October 12, 1982 1,663 vehicles potentially affected HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP.

   The welding of the mounting bracket of the gasoline tank could fail to properly secure the fuel tank. If the mounting bracket fails fuel leakage and possible separation of the tank from the vehicle may occur.

   Remedy: Dealer will disconnect the mounting bracket and replace it with strap mounting at no charge to owner. If the fuel tank leaks, it will also be replaced.

   Model years: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980

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

   NHTSA 82V003000 Reported January 13, 1982 414 vehicles potentially affected HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP.

   The absence of a fastener may allow a flexible rubber brake hose to come into contact with the exhaust manifold. The rubber hose may melt and cause a loss of brake fluid and braking power to the rear axles of the vehicles.

   Remedy: Dealer will inspect the routing of the flexible rubber hose and, if necessary, secure the brake line at no cost to owner.

   Model years: 1981, 1982

7. Frame and members (structure)

   NHTSA 80V094000 Reported July 22, 1980 291 vehicles potentially affected HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP.

   On certain vehicles a bending of the frame may develop near the points of attachment between the undercarriage and vehicle body. This bending may lead to additional damage to interior and exterior structures of the vehicle.

   Remedy: Dealer will install additional steel plates at the points of undercarriage attachment, reposition existing shock absorbers, and add two more without charge to owner.

   Model years: 1980

8. Wheels

   NHTSA 71V083000 Reported May 13, 1971 2,121 vehicles potentially affected HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP.

   Model years: 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968

Other Holiday Rambler models

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