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Geocritter
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Jul 07, 2013

What Ford chassis does my Holiday Rambler have?

This is a somewhat embarrassing question, and yes I did go through my earlier posts to see if it had been answered. My motorhome is a 1994 33' Holiday Rambler Vacationer with a 460 Ford V8 engine and a Ford chassis. I thought I had the Chassis type all sorted out, but now I'm not certain, and I'd like to be certain. The rig came with a small owners chassis manual for a Ford Super Duty, yet many people have referred to the Ford F53 chassis as being the chassis commonly used on this vintage HR. Does anyone know for certain what chassis I have?

I expect to be getting a consulting check soon and while I may not be working on the vehicle because of the brutal TX summer heat I will be purchasing parts in preparation for cooler fall weather, so this knowledge is of paramount importance to me.

Steve
Class A

8 Replies

  • Geocritter's avatar
    Geocritter
    Explorer
    Jul 09, 2013
    gotsmart wrote:
    Click here for owner.ford.com. If needed, create an account, enter the VIN into the vehicle profile. Ford will tell you about the chassis.

    gotsmart,
    thanks for alerting me to the obvious. I went to the FMC website, punched in my VIN and instantly learned that I have a 1994 Ford with an F530 chassis.
    Thanks again,
    Steve
  • Geocritter's avatar
    Geocritter
    Explorer
    Jul 08, 2013
    I want to express my thanks to those that have taken the time to help me with my questions. One would think I could read the owners manual that came with the rig and get my questions answered. Unfortunately, I don't think a more useless document has ever been published than my Holiday Rambler owners manual.
    Thanks again for helping me sort this out.
    Steve
  • gotsmart's avatar
    gotsmart
    Explorer
    Jul 08, 2013
    Click here for owner.ford.com. If needed, create an account, enter the VIN into the vehicle profile. Ford will tell you about the chassis.
  • Dutch_12078's avatar
    Dutch_12078
    Explorer III
    Jul 08, 2013
    Go to www.carfax.com and enter your VIN or license/state and see what the VIN reports. You do NOT have to buy the reports to get the basic model info. In your case, it will likely come back as a "(year) FORD F530F SUPER DUTY" or similar, in other words, an F53 as the others have said.
  • RLS7201's avatar
    RLS7201
    Explorer II
    Jul 07, 2013
    Yes it is a Super Duty F53 chassis. Your coach may be a 1994 but the chassis could be a 93 or 94. Look underneath the right side and see if it has a round resonator (94) just behind the "Y" pipe or a oblong catalytic converter (93) just behind the "Y" pipe. The day will come when you need to know exactly the year of your chassis.

    Richard
  • SeaDog_BRR's avatar
    SeaDog_BRR
    Explorer
    Jul 07, 2013
    The motorhome version of the ford super duty is the F53 most things are in the same place.

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