2006 Holiday Rambler Alumascape problems: recalls, complaints and what to check
NHTSA has 1 recall and 2 owner complaints on file for the 2006 Holiday Rambler Alumascape. Here is what they are, what a technician checks for each kind of fault, and how to look one over before you buy it.
Axles, brakes, suspension and hitch: 1 recall, 1 complaint
Recall 05V418000 (21/09/2005): WHEELS:RIM
ON CERTAIN TRAVEL TRAILERS AND FIFTH WHEEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH TREDIT WHEELS, THE RIMS MAY HAVE POOR WELD QUALITY AND INSUFFICIENT PRESS FIT BETWEEN THE WHEEL RIM AND DISC.
Fix: MONACO IS WORKING WITH TREDIT TIRE TO NOTIFY OWNERS AND HAVE THE WHEELS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 26, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MONACO AT 1-800-685-6545.
What a tech checks: Bearings, brake magnets, worn shackle bolts and bent axles. A trailer that wears tires on the inside edge or pulls to one side usually has an axle or suspension problem. Before you buy: Bolts tight, springs not flat, brakes apply with the breakaway pin pulled.
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Other: 1 complaint
What owners reported to NHTSA
10/17/2011, UNKNOWN OR OTHER: A PROPANE HOSE TO THE REFRIGERATOR WAS NEARLY SEVERED AFTER RUBBING AGAINST A VEHICLE TIRE. THE REFRIGERATOR IN THE HOLIDAY RAMBLER ALUMASCAPE 35RLQ IS LOCATED IN THE DRIVER SIDE CENTER SLIDE-OUT OF THE FIFTH WHEEL. PROPANE IS PROVIDED TO THE DUAL FUEL (ELECTRIC OR PROPANE) UNIT THROUGH A 1/4 INCH FLEXIBLE HOSE. THIS HOSE IS ATTACHED TO THE MAIN PROPANE LINE ON THE CENTER CHASSIS OF THE VEHICLE. IT IS RUNS THROUG
03/05/2018, SERVICE BRAKES: MY BRAKES STARTED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHEN TRYING TO PERFORM QUICK STOPS. I ADJUSTED THEM, BUT THAT DID NOT HELP. SOMETIMES ONLY ONE OF 4 APPEARED TO WORK CAUSING THAT ONE TO LOCK UP WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE TRAILER. UPON INSPECTION, I FOUND THE WIRES GOING INTO THE ELECTRIC BRAKE MAGNET COIL LOST CONNECTION WHEN MOVING THEM. I DISASSEMBLED THE MAGNETS AND FOUND QUICK CONNECTORS INSIDE THE COIL. THESE ARE DEXTER A
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The Buyer's Check walks you through it on your phone: what to ask, the outside walk-around, water damage, every system on every power source, with the recalls above built in. You get a report that says what's a walk-away and what to negotiate on.
Checked against NHTSA 2026-10-23. Recall repairs are free at an authorized dealer. Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA and are not verified.