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1994 Holiday Rambler Aluma-Lite Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Dec 26, 2006
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Oct 10, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 12 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1994 Holiday Rambler Aluma-Lite. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–12 of 12

Other / unspecified
Filed Dec 26, 2006

TL* - THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL # 06E076000 CONCERNING RV, DOMETIC. NDR1062 DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR. THE CONTACT HAS NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH HOLIDAY RAMBLER TO DATE AND UNDERSTOOD THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE PRODUCTION NUMBER WAS921 14 60 83, AND THE MANUFACTURING DATE WAS 03 /31 /1999 . *AK

NHTSA ID
10176996
Incident
Dec 15, 2006
Body & structure
Filed Jan 8, 1999

PREPAIRING TO TRAVEL NORTH AFTER OUR WINTER STAY IN SOUTH FL, WE DISCOVERED THAT THE BODY WAS SEPERATING FROM THE FRAME AGAIN. WE COULD LOOK INTO THE GAP AND SEE THAT THE ELEVATOR BOLT HEADS THAT WERE TO HOLD THE UNIT TOGTHER HAD PULLED THROUGH THE BASE CHANNEL OF THE BODY FRAME STRUCTURE. HRC AGAIN WANTED US TO TAKE THE UNIT TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. RHONE'S HAD BEEN NO HELP WITH THESE ONGOING STRUCTURE PROBLEMSIN THE PAST. WE DECIDED THAT WE WOULD DELAY INSPECTION UNTILL WE ARRIVED IN TX IN OCTOBER. IN JULY WE FOUND THAT WE COULD NOT OPEN THE FRONT CURB SIDE DOOR WITHOUT FIRST JACKING UP THE REAR OF THE TRAILER. THE DOOR DEAD BOLT LOCK COULD NO LONGER BE USED. AT THE SAME TIME, DUE TO A DAMAGING WATER LEAK, WE DISCOVERED THAT THE ROOF HAD CRACKED OVER THE PASSAGE DOOR. WE PATCHED THE CRACKED, BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAID THE CUSTOM FABICATED AND PERMINATELY INSTALLED COUNTER ON THE FRONT CURB SIDE OF THE UNIT. WE WOULD CONTINUE TRAVELING UNTIL WE REACHED TX AND HOILDAY WORLD OF HOUSTON.

NHTSA ID
702036
Incident
May 25, 1998
Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 8, 1999

BEFORE LEAVING SAN ANTONIO, TX FOR OUR APPOINTMENT WITH HOLIDAY WORLD OF HOUSTON, WE DISCOVERED A BULDGE IN THE CURB SIDE REAR TIRE. WE MOUNTED THE NEW SPARE (PURCHASED FROM RHONE'S IN SEPT.). AFTER ARRINING AT HOLIDAY WORLD IN HOUSTON, WE PURCHASED AND MOUNTED 3 NEW GOODYEAR MARATHON 15" LOAD RANGE "D" TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )

NHTSA ID
702029
Incident
Oct 1, 1994
Body & structure
Filed Jan 8, 1999

UPON ARRIVING IN SAN ANTONIO, TX FROM MD, WE HAD A 3" GAP BETWEEN THE TRAILER BODY AND FLOOR. WE CONTACTED HRC. THEY REFERED US TO HOLIDAY WORLD IN HOUSTON, TX FOR INVESTIGATION AND REPAIRS AS MAY NEEDED. AT THAT TIME THE CAUSE WAS NOT KNOWN SO ANY WARRATY COVERAGE WAS IN GUESTION. AFTER OUR 10 DAY COMMENTMENT IN SAN ANTONIO, WE PROCEEDED TO HOUSTON SLOWLY. HOILDAY WORLDS FINDING WAS ASTOMISHING. THE FACTROY HAD NEVER BOLTED THE FRAME TO THE TRAILER BODY! HRC DID AGREE TO PAY FOR THE NECESSARY LABOR AND MATERIAL COSTS TO BOLT THE TRAILER TOGETHER, BUT WOULD NOT REINBURSE US FOR OUR 3 WEEKS OF LIVING EXPENSES WHILE WE WAITED FOR THIS WORK TO BE COMPLETED.

NHTSA ID
702028
Incident
Oct 1, 1994
Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 8, 1999

REAR CURB SIDE TIRE BLOW-OUT ON US RT15, WILLIAMSPORT, PA DAMAGING FENDER. CALLED RHONE'S FOR ROAD SEVICE. THEY CHANGED TIRE AND WE RETURNED TO THEIR SHOP WHERE WE PURCHASED A NEW SPARE TIRE.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )

NHTSA ID
702026
Incident
Sep 1, 1996
Electrical
Filed Jan 8, 1999

THE BATTERY KILL SWITCH, LOCATED ON THE TOP OFTHE BATTERY BOX, FRONT CURB SIDE UNDER BODY FLOOR, WOULD NOT STAY WOOD SCREWED IN PLACE. RHONE'S RELOCATED TO THE BACK SHEETMETAL WALL OF THE BATTERY BOX. NO WARRANTY COVERAGE.

NHTSA ID
702021
Incident
Jun 1, 1996
Other / unspecified
Filed Jan 8, 1999

RIGHT CURBSIDE WHEEL BEARING GREASE SEAL OUT OF HUB ALLOWING GEASE LEAKAGE INTO BRAKES. REPLACE ALL BRAKE PARTS AND BEARING SEALS. NO WARRNTY COVERAGE.

NHTSA ID
702018
Incident
Jul 1, 1995
Tires & wheels
Filed Jan 8, 1999

TIRE FAILURE: DURING TIRE ROTATION, WE FOUND A DEEP GOUGE ON THE INSIDE TIRE WALL, CURBSIDE REAR. GOUGING WAS CAUSED BY THE SHOCK BOLT HAVING NOT BEEN REMOVED AFTER INSTALLATION. CUT OFF ALL SHOCK BOLTS, MOUNTED SPARE TIRE AND RETURNED GOUGED TIRE TO RHONE'S FOR REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 15 )

NHTSA ID
702017
Incident
Jun 9, 1994
Body & structure
Filed Jan 8, 1999

REAR OF TRAILER WANDERING ON RETURN TRIP FROM FL. REAR STORAGE COMPARTMENT DROPPING FROM BODY FLOOR. UNDERBODY BELLY PAN WRINKLED AND DISTORTED. RETURNED TO RHONE'S 6/94. NO COMMENT ON SWAY. COMPARTMENT DROP & UNDERBELLY WRINKLE "POOR WORKMANSHIP AT FACTORY". NO CORRECTIONS.

NHTSA ID
702011
Incident
Jun 7, 1994
Body & structureOther / unspecified
Filed Jun 7, 1996

DOORS FAIL TO FUNCTION PROPERLY, DUE TO MISALIGNMENT.

NHTSA ID
505149
Incident
May 28, 1996
Body & structureSuspension
Filed Dec 1, 1995

FISH TAILED VERY BADLY ALMOST LOSING CONTROL. MAIN FRAME OF TRAILER BROKE CAUSING REAR TO DROP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
975875
Incident
Oct 28, 1995
Suspension
Filed Oct 10, 1995

DUAL AXLE DESIGN CAUSES TRAILER TO SWAY BACK AND FORTH. *DSH

NHTSA ID
488825
Incident
May 1, 1994

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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