Recall Register

2004 Holiday Rambler Scepter: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2004 Holiday Rambler Scepter. The newest campaign is 05V223000. NHTSA received the report on 13 May 2005. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / LPG Systems / Water Heater. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 05V223000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace the combustion chambers (burner tubes) with a new one free of charge. Owners may contact monaco at 1-800-685-6545.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 2,076 units in total.

  • 05V223000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / LPG Systems / Water Heater
  • 04V598000Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / LPG Systems / Water Heater
  • 04V080000Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage
  • 03V360000Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

  1. 05V223000Received . 1,606 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / LPG Systems / Water Heater

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The surface temperature of the exhaust tube exiting from the heater can increase and could potentially ignite combustible materials in or around the vehicle.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the combustion chambers (burner tubes) with a new one free of charge. Owners may contact monaco at 1-800-685-6545.

    Report filed by MONACO COACH CORPORATION.

  2. 04V598000Received . 86 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer / LPG Systems / Water Heater

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Exposure of the occupants to carbon monoxide could result in injury or death.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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.

    Report filed by MONACO COACH CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number R04047. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 04V080000Received . 358 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain motorhomes fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 207, "seating systems," and no. 210 "seat belt assembly anchorages." the seat belt anchorage bolts can fail.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The seat belt buckle anchorage can separate from the seat frame, which could result in a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect the belt latch bolt and install a bushing and a grade 5 bolt. Owner notification began march 8, 2004. 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 or villa international at 714-535-7272.

    Report filed by MONACO COACH CORPORATION. Manufacturer campaign number R04001. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 03V360000Received . 26 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain motorhomes certification tags were omitted on the cloth covered front and rear brake line assemblies.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This does not comply with the standard.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install new front and rear cloth covered brake lines that have the required certification tags. Owner notification began october 20, 2003. 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 1-877-466-6226.

    Report filed by MONACO COACH CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number R03032. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

1 complaint, 2 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2004 Holiday Rambler Scepter: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Visibility1
Structure1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
10 Dec 2005

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2004 Holiday Rambler Scepter, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2005, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20001
  2. 20012
  3. 20021
  4. 20031
  5. 20044
  6. 20054
  7. 20064
  8. 20074
  9. 20081
  10. 20091
  11. 20104
  12. 20112
  13. 20172

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2004 Holiday Rambler Scepter: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/holiday-rambler/scepter/2004/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
MONACO COACH CORPORATION

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2004 Holiday Rambler Scepter?
2,076 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Holiday Rambler Scepter have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 19 recall campaigns for the Holiday Rambler Scepter, model years 2000 to 2017. 4 of them name the 2004 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2004 Holiday Rambler Scepter name most often?
Visibility: 1 of 2 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2004 Holiday Rambler Scepter open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.