Holiday Rambler Electrical System: Cables

Holiday Rambler is recalling about 1,244 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. A direct short could occur between the unprotectedbattery cable wire and metal transmission cooler line creating the possibilityof an engine compartment fire.

Campaign
88V008000
Manufacturer
HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP.
Reported
22 January 1988
Vehicles
1,244
Built between
Nov 1986 – Aug 1987
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
28 December 1987
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 1986 and August 1987. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1987 Holiday Rambler Aluma LiteBuilt November 1986 to August 1987
  • 1987 Holiday Rambler MonitorBuilt November 1986 to August 1987

What the defect is

Under heavy demand on the engine and transmission, the transmission cooler line temperature can exceed the temperature rating of both the plastic conduit and insulation for the battery cable.

What could happen

A direct short could occur between the unprotectedbattery cable wire and metal transmission cooler line creating the possibilityof an engine compartment fire.

What gets fixed

REMOVE THE BATTERY CABLE FROM THE TRANSMISSION LINE AND REFASTEN IT TO ANOTHER SECURE LOCATION.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 1986 to August 1987
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA22 January 1988
  3. Owners notified28 December 1987

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 22 January 1988.

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.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP.
Recall initiated by
MFR

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

System: battery cablevehicle description: class a motorhomes built on chevrolet p 30 chassis.

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