Tl*the contact owns a 1998 national dolphin rv motor home. The contact stated that the rubber sealing around the dual pane windows in the vehicle were seeping out. The seal was broken which caused the windows to fall out. The company that made the windows will not seal or repair the windows. The manufacturer was contacted and refused to replace the windows even when they were under warranty. The failure mileage was 77,000. Updated 05/03/11*lj updated 1/6/12
The worst 1998 National Rv Dolphin problems
Ranked by number of owner complaints. Mileage and cost come from what owners wrote.
- Visibility2
- Body1
- Brakes1
Problems by type
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- Visibility2
- Body1
- Brakes1
Recalls 1
Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
- What is wrong
- Certain motor homes equipped with a two-door refrigerator, manufactured by the dometic corporation, may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.
- Risk
- Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
- Remedy
- National rv will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. Dometic has retained stericycle inc. To manage this campaign. Stericycle will assist owners in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1‑888‑446‑5157 or national rv at 1‑800‑999‑7260, ext. 4335. The federal safety agency, an agency of the united states department of transportation, has been notified that national rv, inc. And its holding company, national rv holdings, inc., have filed for bankruptcy. The federal safety agency has been advised that owners who wish to pursue claims related to safety recall repair work on their national rv vehicles may file a proof of claim with the united states bankruptcy court for the central district of california, riverside division. The case number assigned to this matter is 07-17941. The proof of claim form and instructions are available online at the court's website www.cacb.uscourts.gov. Additional information about the bankruptcy and its proceedings may also be found at www.omnimgt.com/nationalrv. National rv's phone number is (951) 943-6007. Information about safety recalls on national rv's products may be found at the federal safety agency wishes to advise owners of recalled products that, in the interests of their safety and the safety of the motoring public, all safety recall work should be performed on motor vehicles and items of equipment.
Recall number 07V230000 · Recall details
What 1998 National Rv Dolphin owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Tl*- the contact owns a 1998 chevrolet dolphin motor home. The contact heard a noise, and when he applied the brakes to stop the vehicle, there was no resistance, the pedal almost went to the floor. The contact was able to limp to the next town using the emergency brake. When the contact approached the repair shop there was no evidence of any problem with the brakes per the mechanic. The consumer drove the 120 miles home with not problem. The vehicle was take to a chevy dealer who was not able to determine a cause of the vehicle's problem. No warning lights appeared prior to the incident. Since the incident. *ak updated 1/29/2007 -
Defective duel pane windows, four of them to be exact, in my motorhome.
1998 national rv dolphin front seats and seat belt equipment were not anchored to the metal plates and frame of the vehicle.*mr the dealer recommended to the consumer strengthening the anchorage.
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Questions about the 1998 National Rv Dolphin
Is the 1998 National Rv Dolphin reliable?
Owners have filed 4 complaints about the 1998 National Rv Dolphin, 1.3 times a typical Dolphin model year.
What is the most common problem with the 1998 National Rv Dolphin?
Windows, wipers and visibility, with 2 complaints. Next is body (1).
How many recalls does the 1998 National Rv Dolphin have?
1 recall, covering equipment.
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