2017 Holiday Rambler ADMIRAL XE: complaints, problems and recalls

DOMESTIC REFRIGERATOR LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN DOOR IS CLOSED. HOT ENOUGH TO MELT THE BUTTER IN PLASTIC TUB IN ABOUT 1 HOUR. FIRE HAZARD DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 12 VOLT LIGHT BULB. REFRIGERATOR MADE IN YEAR 2016. MANUFACTURER #958530288, MODEL # DM2652LBFX, SER #61095717. WE DROVE FOR,ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO IN OUR MOTORHOME AND STOPPED FOR LUNCH AT A HIGHWAY REST AREA. TOOK SANDWICH MAKINGS OUT OF THE REFRIGERATOR AND WHEN OPENED, MELTED BUTTER SPILLED OUT ON THE TABLE. THE CONTAINER WAS WARM BUT NOT YET MELTED OR BURNED. PLACED CELL PH…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10949234 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2017-01-03 (January 3, 2017)

REV Recreation Group (REV) is recalling certain 2017 Holiday Rambler Vacationer XE, Admiral XE, Fleetwood Storm and Fleetwood Flair motor homes. The rear sway bar may not have been properly tightened and, as a result, the sway bar may detach from the vehicle.

Consequence: If the sway bar falls from the vehicle, it can increase the risk of a crash.

Remedy: REV will notify owners, and dealers will tighten the rear sway bar bolts, replacing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on March 3, 2017. Owners may contact REV customer service at 1-800-509-3417. REV's number for this recall is 161229REV.

Reported: 2017-03-03 (March 3, 2017)

REV Recreation Group (REV) is recalling certain 2015 Fleetwood Bounder Classic motorhomes, 2015-2016 Fleetwood Terra motorhomes, 2016-2017 Fleetwood Storm, Holiday Rambler Admiral XE and Fleetwood Flair motorhomes, and 2017 Holiday Rambler Vacationer XE motorhomes. The affected vehicles, equipped with an Onan 5.5 Kilowatt Generator, have an external fuel pump and in-line fuel filter that may be improperly secured to the chassis.

Consequence: If the fuel pump or filter detach or become loose, a fuel leak may result, which in the presence of an ignition source, can increase the risk of a fire or explosion.

Remedy: REV will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the mounting of the generator's external fuel pump and in-line fuel filter, securing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on April 28, 2017. Owners may contact REV customer service at 1-800-509-3417. REVs number for the recall is 170301REV.

Reported: 2017-07-27 (July 27, 2017)

REV Recreation Group (REV) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Fleetwood Discovery and Discovery LXE, and Holiday Rambler Endeavor, Endeavor XE, and Admiral XE motorhomes, as well as 2018 Monaco Diplomat, Fleetwood Pace Arrow, Bounder, Flair, and Storm motorhomes, and Holiday Rambler Navigator and Vacationer XE motorhomes. The affected vehicles may have been manufactured with headlights that do not have tempered glass lenses.

Consequence: If the headlamp lens is not tempered, it may crack or break, which may cause decreased illumination and/or premature failure of the headlight bulb, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: REV Recreation Group will notify owners, and authorized REV dealers will inspect, and if necessary, replace non-tempered, defective headlamp lenses with new headlamp lenses, free of charge. The recall began on September 8, 2017. Owners may contact REV customer service at 1-800-509-3417. REVs number for the recall is 170720REV.

Reported: 2018-03-28 (March 28, 2018)

REV Recreation Group (REV) is recalling certain 2018 Fleetwood Axon and Pulse, Holiday Rambler Reno and Prodigy, Monaco Marquis and American Coach American Dream motorhomes, 2017-2018 Fleetwood Bounder, Discovery, Discovery LXE, Flair, Jamboree, Southwind, Pace Arrow, Pace Arrow LXE and Storm motorhomes, Holiday Rambler Admiral XE, Endeavor, Endeavor XE, Navigator XE, Navigator, Vacationer, Vacationer XE and Vesta and American Coach American Eagle motorhomes and 2017 Holiday Rambler Scepter, Monaco Diplomat, and American Coach American Revolution motorhomes. The mounting screws for the satellite dish may not have been fastened through the sheet steel reinforcement, possibly allowing the satellite dish to detach from the roof while driving.

Consequence: If the satellite dish detaches from the roof while driving, it can increase the risk of a crash or injury.

Remedy: REV will notify owners, and dealers will resecure the satellite dish to the roof with a metal reinforcement, free of charge. The recall began on May 14, 2018. Owners may contact REV customer service at 1-800-509-3417. REV's number for this recall is 180322REV. Note: This recall supersedes recall 17V-802. Any vehicle repaired under that campaigned is not included in this one as the remedy for both recalls is the same.