The defect
SEAM LEAKS MAY DEVELOP IN THE 70 GALLON ALUMINUM FUEL TANK, ALLOWING GASOLINE TO SPILL ON THE GROUND. THIS IS DUE TO POOR SEAM WELDING. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT. GASOLINE SPILLAGE CREATES A FIRE HAZARD.
The remedy
INSTALL A NEW FUEL TANK.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Holiday Rambler Aluma Lite | 1983, 1984 |
| Holiday Rambler Monitor | 1983, 1984 |
| Holiday Rambler Rambler | 1983, 1984 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday Rambler Aluma Lite | 1983 | 0 | 4 |
| Holiday Rambler Aluma Lite | 1984 | 0 | 3 |
| Holiday Rambler Monitor | 1983 | 0 | 3 |
| Holiday Rambler Monitor | 1984 | 0 | 2 |
| Holiday Rambler Rambler | 1983 | 0 | 2 |
| Holiday Rambler Rambler | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 1985
20 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1985 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. filed 53 campaigns in all.
| 85V003000 9 Dec 1985 | FERRARI NORTH AMERICA |
| 85V154000 21 Nov 1985 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 85V151000 19 Nov 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 85V139000 29 Oct 1985 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 85V130000 18 Oct 1985 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 85V127000 15 Oct 1985 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 85V110000 11 Sept 1985 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 85V106000 27 Aug 1985 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1985