Model year

2017 Holiday Rambler Endeavor

Other, diesel, 4x2, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Jan 20, 2018 to Jul 13, 2020.

Recall campaigns covering this model year32,323 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints42.0 times the median 2017 other
Severity index25.02017 others average 7.5
First 24 months3Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2017 Holiday Rambler Endeavor peaked in 2018, with 3 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

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Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

75% of complaints about the 2017 Holiday Rambler Endeavor name structure

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Structure
3
Seats
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

3 recall campaigns cover the 2017 Holiday Rambler Endeavor

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Recall campaigns for the 2017 Holiday Rambler Endeavor
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
18V-202Mar 28, 2018Mounting screws for the satellite dish may not have been fastened through the sheet steel reinforcement, possibly allowing the satellite dish to…Equipment2,055Repair or modification
17V-477Jul 27, 2017Affected vehicles may have been manufactured with headlights that do not have tempered glass lensesLighting219Part replacement
16V-278May 10, 2016Affected vehicles have a section of framework that may rub, or cause the mud flap to rub, against the front passenger-side tire, resulting in…Structure49Repair or modification
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2017 Holiday Rambler Endeavor

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

4 complaints on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed Jul 13, 2020Failure Jun 22, 202015,086 milesLadylake, FLSeats1 injured

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 HOLIDAY RAMBLER MOTOR HOME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TWO RECLINERS WERE NOT BOLTED SECURELY IN PLACE. WHEN THE RECLINERS WERE PULLED OUT TO SIT ON, THEY FELL ON THE CONTACT AND HIS FRIEND, AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT MENTION THAT HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION FOUR TIMES. THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW IF HIS FRIEND SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LAZYDAYS RV AT THE VILLAGES (4505 MONACO WAY, WILDWOOD, FL 34785) WHERE THE RECLINER SEATS WERE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,086. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

    NHTSA complaint 11339034
  2. Filed Jul 7, 2018Failure Sep 10, 20179,000 milesCabot, ARBody

    PURCHASED HOLIDAY RAMBLER ENDEAVOR 40E COACH ON 8 MARCH 2017, ON THE DRIVE FROM ALVARADO TEXAS TO LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS THE GENERATOR DOOR KEPT SLIDING OUT WE HAD TO STOP 3 OR 4 TIMES TO SLIDE THE DRAWER BACK IN. HAD THIS REPAIRED 3 TIMES, IN THE END I REPAIRED IT MYSELF TO KEEP THE DRAWER FROM COMING OUT. LATCH MOUNTING BRACKET DID NOT HAVE ANY LOCK WASHERS/NUTS, SO I INSTALLED THEM MYSELF. THE FRONT OF THE COACH IS VERY LOW AND HITS ON EVERY DIP IN THE ROAD. IT IS SO LOW I DRAG GOING IN AND OUT OF GAS STATIONS AND RV PARKS, ANYWHERE THEIR IS DIP, BUMP OR INCLINE OF ANY KIND. FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED WHEN THE GENERATOR DOOR FLEW OPEN WHEN I HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD. AT THE SAME TIME I HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS A VEHICLE THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND ENDED UP ON A ROCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, UPON BACKING OFF THE ROCK IT TORE OFF THE FRONT COVER OF THE GENERATOR SLIDE. THIS COST OVER $15,000 TO REPAIR. SECOND INCIDENT; I WAS DRIVING DOWN MAJOR ROAD AT 65 MPH WHERE THERE WAS A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHICH TURNED RED SO I LET UP ON THE GAS TO LET THE JAKE BRAKE SLOW ME DOWN TO ABOUT 50 MPH THEN THE LIGHT THEN TURNED GREEN SO I STARTED TO SPEED BACK UP TO THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN I HIT THE INTERSECTION WHERE THERE WAS A DIP ON THE ROAD WHICH COULD NOT BE SEEN AND THE COACH BOTTOMED OUT AND SMASHED THE FRONT FIBERGLASS INTO THE ASPHALT ROAD AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD. THIS COST OVER $15,000 AGAIN TO HAVE REPAIRED. MY INSURANCE WENT UP 33% AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT AND EXPECT IT TO GO UP AGAIN WHEN I RENEW NEXT YEAR. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF OTHERS HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE, I THINK IT IS ONLY MATTER OF TIME WHEN THIS BECOMES A MAJOR INCIDENT AND SOME GETS INJURED.

    NHTSA complaint 11110021
  3. Filed Mar 29, 2018Failure Mar 22, 20184,000 milesTaylor, MIBody

    1.) THE SLIDE OUTS GATHER WATER ON TOP UNDER THE AWNING TOPPERS DURING RAIN EVENTS. WHEN THE SLIDE OUTS ARE RETRACTED INTO THE COACH YOU CAN HEAR AND SEE THE WATER BEING PUSHED OFF THE TOP. HOWEVER, ALL OF THE WATER IS NOT CLEARED FROM THE TOP OF THE SLIDE AS ONE WOULD ASSUME. WHEN I STARTED TO DRIVE AWAY AFTER COMPLETING MY PRE TRIP CHECKLIST I CAME TO A STOP AT THE 1ST STOP LIGHT AND WAS DRENCHED BY COLD WATER ON MY HEAD, NECK AND BACK WHILE IN THE DRIVERS SEAT DRIVING THE RV. THIS CAUSED ME TO JUMP FROM THE SEAT AND RELEASE THE PEDALS AS I WAS NOW STANDING ROLLING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THIS WAS VERY SHOCKING TO SAY THE LEAST AS APPROXIMATELY 2-3 GALLONS OF COLD WATER HIT ME WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP. UPON INVESTIGATION THE SEALS DO NOT CONTACT THE ENTIRE SURFACE OF THE TOP OF THE SLIDE AND YOU CAN SEE DAYLIGHT WHILE RETRACTING THE SLIDES THUS LETTING WATER REMAIN ON THE ROOF OF THE SLIDE.(MY WIFE WAS PRESENT TO WITNESS THIS) I CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER TO REPORT THE ISSUE AND THEY INFORMED ME TO USE MY LEVELING JACKS IN MANUAL MODE TO TILT THE RV TO REMOVE THE WATER PRIOR TO RETRACTING THE SLIDES. HOWEVER, THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES TO HAVE THE LEVELING JACKS DEPLOYED (AUTO LEVELING) PRIOR TO USING THE SLIDES AS DAMAGE MAY RESULT. SO THEY ARE TELLING ME TO DO SOMETHING THAT WILL VOID MY WARRANTY AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO SLIDES. 2.) THE FRONT FIBERGLASS NOSE CONE IS TOO LOW TO THE GROUND WHEN THE RV IS ROAD READY PER MANUFACTURERS CHECKLIST. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN TENNESSEE AND WENT ACROSS A DIP IN THE ROAD WHEN THE FRONT END BOTTOMED OUT. FORTUNATELY IS WASN'T ENOUGH OF AN IMPACT TO DIRECT US OFF THE ELEVATED ROADWAY.(MOUNTAIN ROAD) THE FRONT END BOTTOMED OUT HARD AND JUST SCRAPED THE FIBERGLASS AND DAMAGED THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FRONT END WHERE ITS LOW. THIS COULD BE A DEADLY SAFETY HAZARD IF IT BOTTOMS OUT IN A CURVED ROAD SITUATION WHILE IN MOTION.

    NHTSA complaint 11082065
  4. Filed Jan 20, 2018Failure Nov 29, 2017Feeding Hills, MABody

    FRONT OF VEHICLE IS TOO LOW CAUSING BOTTOMING OUT AND DAMAGE. THE LOW HEIGHT ALSO CAUSES THE LATCH FROM THE FRONT SLIDE OUT GENERATOR COMPARTMENT TO COME UN LATCHED WITH OUT THE DRIVER KNOWING. THIS ALLOWS THE GENERATOR COMPARTMENT TO SLIDE OUT DURING A SLOW DOWN OR STOP.

    NHTSA complaint 11063871
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
Service bulletins

3 manufacturer communications cover this model year

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

  • PUB190528REV Aug 27, 2019 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    The purpose of this Product Upgrade Service Bulletin is to inform all REV Recreation Group dealers about the need to inspect, and if necessary, add a secondary catch to the manual slide-out generator tray on certain Class A diesel motorhomes. On motorhomes …
  • PUB160527REV-HCS Aug 30, 2016 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    THE PURPOSE OF THIS PRODUCT UPGRADE NOTIFICATION LETTER IS TO NOTIFY CERTAIN HOLIDAY RAMBLER BRAND MOTORHOME OWNERS OF AN AVAILABLE PRODUCT UPGRADE. A GROUND WIRE, NEEDED FOR THE DASH AIR CONDITIONER UNIT’S CONDENSER FAN TO OPERATE, MAY HAVE BEEN OMITTED, T…
  • PUB160527REV Aug 26, 2016 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
    PRODUCT UPGRADE SERVICE BULLETIN 160527REV: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PRODUCT UPGRADE SERVICE BULLETIN IS TO PROVIDE REV DEALERS THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR ADDING A GROUND WIRE TO AN EXISTING CONNECTOR TO THE WIRE HARNESS FOR THE DASH-MOUNTED DENSO AIR CONDITIONING SYS…
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.