ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THERE HAS BEEN A STRONG SMELL OF CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE MOTORHOME. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT MOTORHOME HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED.*AK
1997 Holiday Rambler Vacationer
Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tires › Sidewall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suspension | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Equipment › Mechanical › Accessory Scissor/Screw/Bottle Jack/Lift | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Exhaust System › Emission Control › Catalytic Convertor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsI AM NOT THE VEHICLE OWNER. OWNER HAD UNIT UP ON HWH LEVELING SYSTEM TO RUN A WIRE FROM FRONT TO REAR. NO WARNING LABELS ON VEHICLE INDICATED THE HWH SYSTEM CAN FAIL COLLAPSE AS A REST OF A MINOR NUDGE. I WAS UNDER UNIT WHEN ALL 4 JACKS FOLDED UNDER. I RECEIVED EXTENSIVE CRUSH INJURY TO RIGHT SHOULDER. LATER FOUND THERE IS A SMALL WARNING STICKER ON LIFT CONTROLS IN THE CAB, BUT NO WARNING EXISTS ON OR NEAR THE WHEEL WELLS. ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE 2 TYPES OF HWH LEVELING SYSTEMS, BIG FOOT AND KICK DOWNS. THIS INCIDENT COULD NOT HAPPEN WITH THE BIG FOOT AS THEY ARE HARD MOUNTED TO THE CHASSIS AND DEPLOYED STRAIGHT DOWN. THE KICK DOWNS SWING INTO POSITION, BUT HAVE NO SAFETY DETENT TO PREVENT A FOLD OVER. MEDICAL BILLS TO DATE ARE IN EXCESS OF $15,000.00. NOTE: HOLIDAY PLACES A TIRE PRESSURE WARNING ON EACH WHEEL WELL, BUT NO INDICATION OF THE RISK OF LEVELER COLLAPSE. *AK
SIDEWALLS SEPARATED ON FRONT TIRES. (MICHELIN X P5 235 X 85 CX 16) NLM
WITHOUT ANY INDICATION THE ENGINE DIES, NO STEERING CONTROL, NO BRAKES. WILL START BACK UP WHEN PUT INTO NEUTRAL. PROBLEM OCCURRED THREE TIMES. DEALER ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR VEHICLE. *AK
MOTORHOME HAS A SEVERE ROCKING AND TRACKING PROBLEM. IT IS VERY HARD TO CONTROL AT ALL SPEEDS. DEALERS UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM. *AK
5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2002| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2023 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2021 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2020 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2019 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2017 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2004 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2002 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2001 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2000 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1999 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | Fatalities reported |
| 1998 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1997 — this page | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.