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2005 Holiday Rambler Scepter Recalls, Complaints & Specs

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

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4 safety recalls for the 2005 Holiday Rambler Scepter

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. Water heater (equipment)

    NHTSA 04V598000 Reported 86 vehicles potentially affected MONACO COACH CORPORATION

    On certain motor homes, the water heater exhaust on the curve side wall under the back side of the kitchen slideout room box terminates under the slide box when in the extended position. This design could create a risk of migration of carbon monoxide into the interior of the motor home.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the water heater with a 16 gallon atwood unit that has a different exhaust termination. The recall began march 25, 2005. Owners should contact monaco at 1-800-685-6545.

  3. Water heater (equipment)

    NHTSA 04V476000 Reported 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…

  4. 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 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Owners of the 2005 Holiday Rambler Scepter have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 23,052 miles. Complaints peaked in 2005 with 1 filed that year.

Most-reported components

What owners are reporting

“Regarding campaign c0713-my motorhome had a catastrophic blowup just as i was accelerating from 45 to 55 MPH just leaving secorro new mexico. It was a huge explosion that shuddered through the motorho”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, March 3, 2017 · Engine

“Hello, i have a 2005 holiday rambler neptune motorhome. It was originally recalled for a safety issue with the trailing arms. Monaco put on new trailing arms in july 2005. Since then the under enginee”

Owner complaint to NHTSA, February 1, 2010 · Suspension

Compare Holiday Rambler Scepter model years

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

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2000 Holiday Rambler Scepter10
2001 Holiday Rambler Scepter22
2002 Holiday Rambler Scepter10
2003 Holiday Rambler Scepter10
2004 Holiday Rambler Scepter41
2005 Holiday Rambler Scepter43
2006 Holiday Rambler Scepter40
2007 Holiday Rambler Scepter41
2008 Holiday Rambler Scepter10
2009 Holiday Rambler Scepter10
2010 Holiday Rambler Scepter40
2011 Holiday Rambler Scepter20
2017 Holiday Rambler Scepter20

Checking a specific 2005 Holiday Rambler Scepter

How do I know if my 2005 Holiday Rambler Scepter 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. 4 campaigns currently list the 2005 Holiday Rambler Scepter; 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 04V441000).

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.