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2003 National Rv Dolphin LX Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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.
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Latest Apr 22, 2009
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jul 14, 2008

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2003 National Rv Dolphin LX. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

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

Complaints, most recent first

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Brakes
Filed Apr 22, 2009

ABS LIGHT CAME ON BRAKES GOT VERY HOT. TOOK M/H TO DEALER. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS AND LESS THAN 3 THOUSAND MILES THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED.. DEALER SAYS FRONT AND REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND CALIPERS RUINED AND VEHICLE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10266380
Incident
Apr 12, 2009
Mileage
32,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jul 14, 2008

I HAVE A 2003 NATIONAL DOLPHIN MOTORHOME WITH APPROXIMATELY 7,342 MILES. I EXPERIENCED THE LEFT REAR BRAKE HEATING UP AROUND APRIL 2007 AND TOOK IT TO A WORKHORSE DEALER. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED AND A BRAKE SENSOR WAS REPLACED ON THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL. THIS MONTH, JULY 2008, WE WERE DRIVING TO A LOCAL PARK AND, WAS TOLD THAT 3 CALIPERS CEASED, AFTER WE LIMPED BACK TO THE SAME DEALER. MY WIFE AND GRANDDAUGHTER WERE WITH ME WHEN THE BRAKES TIGHTENED UP AND I COULD NOT DRIVE THE MOTORHOME ANY FASTER THAN 35MPH. THEN THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND SEVERAL TIMES THE BRAKE PEDAL BOTTOMED OUT ON THE FLOOR CAUSING ME TO ALMOST REAR END SEVERAL VEHICLES. HAD A MOTORCYCLE OR PEDESTRIAN CROSSED IN FRONT OF ME THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO WAY I COULD HAVE STOPPED. TODAY I WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $3500 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND THAT HE WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE "DEFECT". AFTER DOING AN INTERNET SEARCH ON WORKHORSE BRAKE PROBLEMS I'VE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED WORKHORSE TO INQUIRE WHAT COULD BE DONE AND WAS ADVISED THE FLORIDA REPRESENTATIVE, BILL O'NEAL, ONLY SAID IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I FOUND THAT A RECALL CAME OUT IN JANUARY 2005 LISTING SEVERAL VIN NUMBERS IN 2001, 2002, AND 2003 WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT THE NUMBERS STOPPED SHORT OF MY VIN NUMBER IN 2003. THE LOCAL SERVICE DEPT MANAGER TOLD ME I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALLS. NOW I HAVE AN OUTLANDISH BILL AND THE MOTORHOME IS STUCK IN THE SHOP BECAUSE THE ROTORS AND CALIPERS BECAME TOO HOT FOR IT TO BE DRIVEN. I AM VERY ANGRY THAT THIS DEFECT WAS NOT RECALLED, I'M STUCK WITH A $3500 BILL, AND THAT I ALMOST HAD 2 ACCIDENTS WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I WOULD LIKE WORKHORSE TO RECALL MY VIN, REGARDLESS OF WARRANTY, STAND GOOD FOR THE CHARGES, AND PERMANENTLY FIX THIS DEFECT SO NO ONE IS INJURED IN THE FUTURE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10234269
Incident
Jul 12, 2008
Mileage
7,342 mi

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.

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