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Gulf Stream Vista Cruiser Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 15 owner complaints across 18 model years of the Gulf Stream Vista Cruiser (1997–2021). The most-complained-about year is 2011.

4
safety recalls, all years
15
owner complaints, all years
1997
year with most recalls
2011
year with most complaints

Pick your Gulf Stream Vista Cruiser model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2021 Gulf Stream Vista Cruiser10
2020 Gulf Stream Vista Cruiser01
2017 Gulf Stream Vista Cruiser10
2016 Gulf Stream Vista Cruiser10
2015 Gulf Stream Vista Cruiser10
2013 Gulf Stream Vista Cruiser02
2012 Gulf Stream Vista Cruiser01
2011 Gulf Stream Vista Cruiser04
2006 Gulf Stream Vista Cruiser13
2005 Gulf Stream Vista Cruiser13
2004 Gulf Stream Vista Cruiser01
2003 Gulf Stream Vista Cruiser10
2002 Gulf Stream Vista Cruiser10
2001 Gulf Stream Vista Cruiser10
2000 Gulf Stream Vista Cruiser10
1999 Gulf Stream Vista Cruiser10
1998 Gulf Stream Vista Cruiser10
1997 Gulf Stream Vista Cruiser10

What Gulf Stream Vista Cruiser owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 15 complaints with NHTSA. The 2011 model year has the most, with 4.

All Gulf Stream Vista Cruiser recalls (4)

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

  1. Labels (equipment) and tires

    NHTSA 21V343000 Reported 246 vehicles potentially affected Gulf Stream Coach, Inc.

    Gulf Stream Coach, Inc. (Gulf Stream) is recalling certain 2021 Vista Cruiser, Vintage Cruiser, Gulf Breeze, Matrix, Streamlite, Northern Express, Envision, and Geo travel trailers. The Federal Certification Label may have incorrect tire size and tire pressure information listed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the…

    Remedy: Gulf Stream will mail a replacement certification label and installation instructions, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 28, 2021. Owners may contact Gulf Stream customer service at…

    Model years: 2021

  2. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 17V344000 Reported 272 vehicles potentially affected Gulf Stream Coach, Inc.

    Gulf Stream Coach, Inc. (Gulf Stream) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Vista Cruisers and 2016-2018 Vintage Cruiser travel trailers. The Tire Identification Label incorrectly states that the trailers are equipped with ST215/75R 14 Load Range C rated tires when actually they have ST205/65R 14 Load Range D rated tires. As such, these…

    Remedy: Gulf Stream will notify owners and will provide them a corrected Tire Identification Label, free of charge. The recall began on June 26, 2017. Owners may contact Gulf Stream customer service at 1-800-289-8787. Gulf…

    Model years: 2015, 2016, 2017

  3. 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

  4. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 05V446000 Reported 306 vehicles potentially affected GULF STREAM COACH, INC.

    On certain class b motor homes built on the sprinter chassis, the steel bracket securing the holding tank is installed in a location in which it presses against the oem brake lines.

    Remedy: Dealers will repair these vehicles. The recall began on october 14, 2005. Owners may contact gulf stream at 1-574-773-7761.

    Model years: 2005, 2006

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.