National RV Surfside Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 6 owner complaints across 3 model years of the National RV Surfside (1999–2001). The most-complained-about year is 2000.
Pick your National RV Surfside model year
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 National RV Surfside | 2 | 2 |
| 2000 National RV Surfside | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 National RV Surfside | 1 | 1 |
What National RV Surfside owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA. The 2000 model year has the most, with 3.
All National RV Surfside recalls (2)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a National RV Surfside, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)
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.
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…
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Lamp (service brakes)
Certain motor home chassis fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 105, "hydraulic and electric brake systems." the brake system warning indicator may not function as required by standard.
Remedy: Dealers will reposition a light bult from one socket to another, and reattach a wire from one connector to another. Owner notification began september 2, 2003. Owners should contact national rv at 1-800-439-3653. The…
Model years: 2001
Other National RV models
- Dolphin36 complaints
- National RV31 complaints
- Sea Breeze21 complaints
- Seabreeze10 complaints
- Tropi-Cal10 complaints
- Marlin9 complaints
- Rage'n7 complaints
- Tradewinds7 complaints
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.