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Gulf Stream Friendship Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 15 safety recalls and 12 owner complaints across 18 model years of the Gulf Stream Friendship (1989–2024). The most-complained-about year is 2002.

15
safety recalls, all years
12
owner complaints, all years
2005
year with most recalls
2002
year with most complaints

Pick your Gulf Stream Friendship model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2024 Gulf Stream Friendship10
2009 Gulf Stream Friendship10
2008 Gulf Stream Friendship10
2007 Gulf Stream Friendship30
2006 Gulf Stream Friendship52
2005 Gulf Stream Friendship60
2004 Gulf Stream Friendship41
2003 Gulf Stream Friendship41
2002 Gulf Stream Friendship43
2001 Gulf Stream Friendship30
2000 Gulf Stream Friendship30
1999 Gulf Stream Friendship40
1998 Gulf Stream Friendship31
1997 Gulf Stream Friendship20
1996 Gulf Stream Friendship01
1995 Gulf Stream Friendship12
1990 Gulf Stream Friendship11
1989 Gulf Stream Friendship10

What Gulf Stream Friendship owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 12 complaints with NHTSA. The 2002 model year has the most, with 3.

All Gulf Stream Friendship recalls (15)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Gulf Stream Friendship, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 23V742000 Reported 90 vehicles potentially affected Gulf Stream Coach, Inc.

    Gulf Stream Coach Inc. (Gulf Stream) is recalling certain 2024 Conquest, Independence, Trailmaster, Friendship, and Ameri-Lite, model 177BH, travel trailers. The Federal certification label may contain incorrect tire size and tire pressure information. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle…

    Remedy: Gulf Stream will mail replacement labels to owners, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 4, 2023. Owners may contact Gulf Stream at 1-800-289-8787.

    Model years: 2024

  2. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 10V584000 Reported 1,328 vehicles potentially affected GULF STREAM COACH, INC.

    Gulf stream is recalling certain recreational vehicles and fifth wheel trailers equipped with 1200-series norcold refrigerators. The population of refrigerators being addressed contains either a sensing algorithm or thermal switch to shut off power to the refrigerator when high temperatures are detected in order to prevent a potential…

    Remedy: Gulf stream is working with norcold to identify and notify any affected owners. Owners will be instructed to contact norcold dealers to receive the remedy free of charge. Please see norcold's defect report 10e-049 for…

    Model years: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

  3. Equipment

    NHTSA 09V382000 Reported 242 vehicles potentially affected GULF STREAM COACH, INC.

    Gulf stream is recalling certain motorhomes equipped with norcold model 1200lr, 1200lrim, and 1201lrim refrigerators with serial numbers between 1273701 and 1536607, non-consecutively. A fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak. If a leak occurs and…

    Remedy: Gulf stream is working with norcold and the vehicle's refrigerator will be repaired free of charge. Please also see norcold's defect notice 09e-027. The safety recall began on october 20, 2009. Owners may contact gulf…

    Model years: 2002, 2003

  4. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (fuel system)

    NHTSA 09V141000 Reported 29 vehicles potentially affected GULF STREAM COACH, INC.

    Gulf stream is recalling 29 my 2006-2007 crescendo, tourmaster and friendship motor homes built on freightliner custom chassis with certain detroit diesel mbe 900 EPA 04 engines. The high pressure fuel lines and transfer tubes may fatigue and fracture.

    Remedy: Gulf stream is working with detroit diesel and will repair vehicles with a more robust line and vibration dampers free of charge please see 08v-668. The recall is expected to begin during may 2009. Owners may contact…

    Model years: 2006, 2007

  5. Electric power assist system (steering)

    NHTSA 08V426000 Reported 99 vehicles potentially affected GULF STREAM COACH, INC.

    Gulf stream is recalling 99 my 2006-2007 crescendo, yellowstone, friendship and tourmaster motor home chassis built using inline power steering filters. The filter can plug due to failure of the screen adhesion to the filter housing causing a rise in return line pressure. This can lead to hose separation from the filter or steering gear…

    Remedy: Gulf stream is working with daimler trucks to replace the affected filters with a larger filter (please see 07v570). Owners may contact daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712 or gulf stream at 1-574-773-7761.

    Model years: 2006, 2007

  6. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 08V411000 Reported 26,847 vehicles potentially affected GULF STREAM COACH, INC.

    Gulf stream is recalling 26,847 my 2003-2006 recreational vehicles equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation. The refrigerator 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.

    Remedy: Gulf stream is working with dometic to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge.…

    Model years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

  7. Gear box (other than rack and pinion) (steering)

    NHTSA 08V418000 Reported 28 vehicles potentially affected GULF STREAM COACH, INC.

    Gulf stream is recalling 38 my 2005, 2008 and 2009 friendship, scenic cruiser, and tourmaster recreational vehicles equipped with zf model 8018 steering gears. These steering gears may have been assembled with the incorrect recirculating ball spacer. This could potentially allow the recirculating balls to escape from the recirculating…

    Remedy: Gulf stream is working with daimler trucks to have the steering gear replace (please see 07v343). Owners may contact daimler trucks at 1-800-547-0712 or gulf stream at 1-574-773-7761.

    Model years: 2005, 2008, 2009

  8. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 08V383000 Reported 413 vehicles potentially affected GULF STREAM COACH, INC.

    Gulf stream is recalling 413 my 1999-2002 sun voyager, scenic cruise, friendship, and tour master motor homes equipped with norcold refrigerators. A fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak.

    Remedy: Gulf stream is working with norcold to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e030). Norcold will provide thermal switch kits to owners along with the necessary forms and instructions. The manufacturer has not yet…

    Model years: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

  9. Shaft pitman (steering)

    NHTSA 07V343000 Reported 5,949 vehicles potentially affected FREIGHTLINER LLC

    Certain motor home chassis equipped with zf model 8018 steering gears may have been assembled with the incorrect recirculating ball spacer. This could potentially allow the recirculating balls to escape from the recirculating ball circuit resulting in a loss of steering.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the steering gear free of charge. Phase one of the recall began on january 30, 2008 for 1,392 vehicles. Expanded mailings are expected to begin on may 16, 2008. Owners may contact freightliner at…

    Model years: 2004, 2005

  10. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 07V136000 Reported 38,767 vehicles potentially affected GULF STREAM COACH, INC.

    Certain motor homes, fifth wheel and travel trailers 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.

    Remedy: Gulf stream 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…

    Model years: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

  11. Steering

    NHTSA 06V178000 Reported 39 vehicles potentially affected GULF STREAM COACH, INC.

    On certain class a motor homes built on a spartan chassis, the steering gear support bracket has the potential to fail when subject to the repetitive forces of static steering conditions.

    Remedy: Spartan chassis is conducting this recall (please see 06v156000) and will replace the steering support bracket free of charge. Owners may contact spartan at 517-543-6400.

    Model years: 1998, 1999

  12. Water heater (equipment)

    NHTSA 05V258000 Reported 20 vehicles potentially affected GULF STREAM COACH, INC.

    On certain motor homes equipped with vehicle systems' aqua-hot and hydro-hot water heaters, which use webasto burner tubes. The burner tubes do not meet specifications and could fail prematurely.

    Remedy: Gulf stream is working with vehicle systems to notify owners and have the repair performed on their vehicles. Owners may contact vehicle systems at 1-800-685-4298 or gulf stream at 1-574-773-7761.

    Model years: 2005, 2006

  13. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 04V380000 Reported 104 vehicles potentially affected GULF STREAM COACH, INC.

    On certain motor homes built with dewalt/power gear hydraulic hoses used for the slide-out rooms and leveling jacks, the crimping process for attaching the hose fitting to the end of the hydraulic hose was performed improperly.

    Remedy: Dewalt/power gear will notify gulf stream customers and will inspect and replace the hose fitting. Owners should contact gulf stream coach at 800-289-8787.

    Model years: 2004, 2005

  14. Unknown or other

    NHTSA 96V130001 Reported 28 vehicles potentially affected GULF STREAM COACH INC.

    The awning for the slide-out room can unfurl or unroll during transit causing the bracket to rip free of the sidewall of the vehicle.

    Remedy: Carefree of colorado is conducting the owner notification and remedy campaign for this recall. Dealers will install arm locks, anti-billow studs and brackets as well as wind deflectors on these awnings.

    Model years: 1995

  15. Radio/tape deck/cd etc. (equipment)

    NHTSA 93V062000 Reported 167 vehicles potentially affected GULF STREAM COACH INC.

    The wire used to power the electronic memory on a radio installed in the rear of the motorhome was incorrectly routed directly to the hot side of the battery disconnect solenoid, and has no fuse protection.

    Remedy: Install a fuse and fuse holder to properly protect the circuit.

    Model years: 1989, 1990

Other Gulf Stream models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.