National RV
National RV has 15 model lines on NHTSA's register (model years 1978–2008), with 21 recall campaigns and 119 consumer complaints.
Campaigns were most numerous in 2004 (6). The component complaints name most often is service brakes, hydraulic (198.7 per 1,000 component mentions). The Dolphin line has the most complaints, 39 over 21 model years.
Comparisons here are between National RV model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model lines
Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within National RV only.
| Model line | Model years | Campaigns | Complaints | Per model year | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphin | 21 | 6 | 39 | 1.9 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| Sea Breeze | 20 | 6 | 21 | 1.1 | Tires |
| Tropi-CAL | 10 | 5 | 10 | 1.0 | Equipment |
| Seabreeze | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2.5 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| Marlin | 2 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | Tires |
| Tradewinds | 9 | 5 | 7 | 0.8 | Equipment |
| Rage'n | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1.4 | Structure |
| Surfside | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2.0 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| Palisades | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0.8 | Electrical System |
| Dolphin LX | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0.4 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic |
| Islander | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.2 | Equipment |
| Blaze'n | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.3 | Tires |
| Surf Side | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.3 | Tires |
| Ragen | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | Structure |
| Pacifica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Campaigns by year
Complaints by year
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all National RV complaints.
Questions and answers
How many recalls has National RV had?
21 NHTSA recall campaigns name National RV vehicles (model years 1978–2008). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 51,829, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.
Which National RV model line has the most complaints?
Dolphin: 39 complaints over 21 model years (1.9 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.
What components are reported most for National RV?
service brakes, hydraulic (198.7 per 1,000 mentions), tires (152.3 per 1,000 mentions), equipment (139.1 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.