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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.

2
safety recalls, all years
6
owner complaints, all years
2001
year with most recalls
2000
year with most complaints

Pick your National RV Surfside model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2001 National RV Surfside22
2000 National RV Surfside13
1999 National RV Surfside11

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.

  1. Recreational vehicle/trailer (equipment)

    NHTSA 07V230000 Reported 21,326 vehicles potentially affected NATIONAL RV, INC.

    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…

    Model years: 1999, 2000, 2001

  2. Lamp (service brakes)

    NHTSA 03V059000 Reported 2,761 vehicles potentially affected NATIONAL RV INC.

    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

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.