FaultScore

National RV Dolphin problems

Owners have filed 43 complaints about the National RV Dolphin with NHTSA across model years 1996 to 2007. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Every National RV Dolphin year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

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Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2007 4 0 0 Electrical System
2006 3 0 0 Lights
2005 7 0 0 13,200 Brakes
2003 13 0 3 3,073 Brakes
2002 2 0 0 Brakes
2001 3 0 0 Tires
2000 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1998 4 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1996 3 0 0 Brakes

What breaks on a National RV Dolphin

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Brakes 14 32.6%

Worst in 2003

Electrical System 4 9.3%

Worst in 2003

Lights 4 9.3%

Worst in 2006

Fuel & Propulsion 3 7.0%

Worst in 2000

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 7.0%

Worst in 1998

Tires 3 7.0%

Worst in 2001

Equipment & Accessories 3 7.0%

Worst in 2002

Body & Structure 2 4.7%

Worst in 2003

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 4.7%

Worst in 2003

Engine & Cooling 1 2.3%

Worst in 2000

Transmission & Drivetrain 1 2.3%

Worst in 2003

Steering 1 2.3%

Worst in 2000

Doors, Latches & Locks 1 2.3%

Worst in 2007

Other & Unspecified 1 2.3%

Worst in 2000

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every National RV Dolphin, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jul 2001 peak 4 Sep 2018

Compare the National RV Dolphin

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.