Reliability & cost of ownership
Holiday Rambler Vacationer Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Holiday Rambler Vacationer? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Holiday Rambler Vacationer problems by model year
45 recall entries and 42 owner complaints on file across 14 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Vacationer | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 Vacationer | 6 | 2 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2018 Vacationer | 4 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Vacationer | 6 | 1 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2016 Vacationer | 3 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Vacationer | 1 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2011 Vacationer | 1 | 2 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2007 Vacationer | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2006 Vacationer | 2 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2005 Vacationer | 2 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2004 Vacationer | 3 | 8 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 Vacationer | 5 | 5 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2002 Vacationer | 6 | 13 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2000 Vacationer | 4 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Holiday Rambler Vacationer, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- service brakes22 complaints
- hydraulic18 complaints
- structure7 complaints
- equipment5 complaints
- electrical system3 complaints
- exterior lighting2 complaints
- visibility/wiper2 complaints
- suspension2 complaints