RecallMyCar

National RV Tropi-Cal Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 10 owner complaints across 10 model years of the National RV Tropi-Cal (1997–2008). The most-complained-about year is 1998.

5
safety recalls, all years
10
owner complaints, all years
2005
year with most recalls
1998
year with most complaints

Pick your National RV Tropi-Cal model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2008 National RV Tropi-Cal01
2005 National RV Tropi-Cal32
2004 National RV Tropi-Cal12
2003 National RV Tropi-Cal10
2002 National RV Tropi-Cal10
2001 National RV Tropi-Cal20
2000 National RV Tropi-Cal21
1999 National RV Tropi-Cal12
1998 National RV Tropi-Cal12
1997 National RV Tropi-Cal10

What National RV Tropi-Cal owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA. The 1998 model year has the most, with 2.

All National RV Tropi-Cal recalls (5)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a National RV Tropi-Cal, 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: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003

  2. Seat belts

    NHTSA 06V002000 Reported 588 vehicles potentially affected NATIONAL RV, INC.

    Certain motor homes were not equipped with the proper number of seat belts.

    Remedy: Dealers will install the additional seat belts free of charge. Owners may contact national rv at 1-951-943-6007. The national highway traffic safety administration (NHTSA), an agency of the united states department of…

    Model years: 2005

  3. Cables (electrical system)

    NHTSA 05V196000 Reported 336 vehicles potentially affected NATIONAL RV, INC.

    On certain motor homes, the fuse that isolates the batteries was not installed in the correct location, leaving the cable unprotected between the fuse and batteries.

    Remedy: Dealers will relocate the fuse isolator within 18" of the batteries, protecting the cable between the fuse and batteries free of charge. The recall began on july 8, 2005. Owners may contact national rv at 800-999-7260.…

    Model years: 2005

  4. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 04V371000 Reported 776 vehicles potentially affected NATIONAL RV, INC.

    On certain motor homes, depending on the floor plan configuration and options, the actual weight on the rear passenger side tires could exceed the tire capacity for those tires at the current cold inflation pressure setting.

    Remedy: National rv will replace the federal certification tag with a new tag specifying a cold inflation pressure of 110 PSI for the rear tires. The recall began march 8, 2005. Owners should contact national rv at…

    Model years: 2004, 2005

  5. 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: 2000, 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.