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Dolphin Recalls, Complaints & Safety Data

NHTSA safety recalls, owner-reported complaints and investigations, by model and model year · 1978–1999

Data refreshed

Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received. This total counts a complaint once for each Dolphin model year it names.
29
Safety recallsDistinct NHTSA recall campaigns covering at least one Dolphin model year. One campaign can cover several models and many model years; it is counted once here.
3
InvestigationsNHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.
2
Models coveredModels with at least one model year that has enough NHTSA data to publish.
8
11 model years

Overview

Our database holds 29 NHTSA owner-reported complaints filed against Dolphin vehicles. Our database also holds 3 safety recall campaigns and 2 NHTSA investigations covering at least one Dolphin model year.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Dolphin models

Ordered by total owner-reported complaint volume, which is not a ranking of quality

Dolphin models with published safety data
ModelModel yearsComplaintsRecalls
Dolphin1978–1986142
53301998–199901
53311998–199901
53401998–199901
53501998–199901
53601998–199901
53701998–199901
53711998–199901

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Complaint totals count a report once for each model year it names; recall totals count a campaign once per model.

Recently issued recalls

The 3 newest campaigns covering a Dolphin vehicle in our database

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov
99V2790007 Dolphin models

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTINGVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH A MODEL 1546 LIQUID PROPANE GAS (LPG) TANK INSTALLED. THE TANK BRACKET CAN FAIL AND COULD SUBSEQUENTLY DETACH COMPLETELY FROM THE VEHICLE.

84V156000Dolphin

WHEELS:MULTI PIECESOME OF THE DUAL WHEEL ASSEMBLIES WERE PROVIDED WITH FORD WHEEL CENTERS WHICH DO NOT SEAT PROPERLY ON TOYOTA BRAKE DRUMS. THIS IS DUE TO A MACHINE SCREW WHICH PROTRUDES FROM THE DRUM. THE MISMATING OF WHEELS WITH BRAKE DRUMS CAN CAUSE STRESS CRACKING AROUND THE MOUNTING LUGS.

84V121000Dolphin

SUSPENSION:REARVEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH REAR AXLES AND REAR BEARINGS THAT ARE INADEQUATE FOR THE LOAD THAT IS APPLIED ON THEM. CARRYING HEAVY LOADS AND TRAVELING ON ROUGH ROADWAYS MAY CAUSE DETERIORATION OF THE BEARINGS. WHEN THE BEARINGS BECOME WORN, HEAT BUILDS UP IN THE AXLE AND BEARING, AND MAY RESULT IN A BROKEN AXLE.

Browse by model year

Every year with at least one publishable Dolphin model year

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .