Holiday Rambler Electrical System: Cables

Holiday Rambler is recalling about 157 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. An electrical short could occur, potentially resulting in a fire.

Campaign
02V151000
Manufacturer
MONACO COACH CORP.
Reported
3 June 2002
Vehicles
157
Built between
Oct 2000 – Oct 2001
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
NHTSA investigation
Owners notified
29 July 2002
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 2000 and October 2001. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2001-2002 Holiday Rambler AtlantisBuilt October 2000 to October 2001
  • 2001-2002 Mckenzie RougeBuilt October 2000 to October 2001

What the defect is

On certain class c motor homes, the battery cable is routed in a location that allows exposure to high exhaust manifold temperatures, which could damage the cables.

What could happen

An electrical short could occur, potentially resulting in a fire.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE CABLES FOR DAMAGE AND LOCATION WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SHOULD DAMAGE BE PRESENT, THE CABLES WILL BE REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 29, 2002.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 2000 to October 2001
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA3 June 2002
  3. Owners notified29 July 2002

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 3 June 2002.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact monaco at 1-800-685-6545.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
R02182
Recalling manufacturer
MONACO COACH CORP.
Recall initiated by
ODI

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

Same brand