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2001 National Rv Surfside 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 7, 2017
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 Jun 4, 2010

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2001 National Rv Surfside. 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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Filed Apr 7, 2017

AUTO PARK BRAKE SYSTEM HAS FAILED 3 TIMES. REAR WHEELS TRIED TO LOCK UP AND DID ONCE I SLOWED THE COACH . GREEN PRESSURE SWITCH FAILED WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. LIGHT SWITCH FAILED LEAKED FLUID , DASH LIGHT "CAME ON" , REAR WHEELS DID NOT LOCK UP THIS TIME. GRAY LITE S/W FAILED AGAIN LEAKING FLUID "DASH LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE SWITCHING SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE UNRELIABLE, CAUSES UNSAFE UNEXPECTED LOCK UP ON REAR WHEELS WITH NO NOTICE, IF IN TRAFFIC VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

NHTSA ID
10971101
Incident
Mar 30, 2017
Mileage
60,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jun 4, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 NATIONAL SURFSIDE RV. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A WORKHORSE CHASSIS. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 55-60 MPH, THERE WAS FAILURE WITH THE REAR BRAKE LINE THAT RESULTED TO COMPLETE LOSS OF THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO EXCESSIVE RUST. THE CONTACT DOWNSHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR AND THE SPEED REDUCED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH CAUTION TO A NEARBY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE REAR BRAKE LINE WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WAS A PRIOR RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE IN JANUARY OF 2004. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS 03V059000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: SWITCHES: BRAKE WARNING). THE CONTACT STATED THE RECALL REMEDY REPAIR WAS INSUFFICIENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,500. UPDATED 11/15/10 *CN THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT WHEN THE RECALL WAS DONE, THE MECHANIC DID NOT CONNECT THE WIRES TO THE BULB CORRECTLY. THERE WAS A GAP IN THE CONNECTOR THAT GROUNDED AND BLEW OUT THE BULB. THUS, THERE WAS NO WARNING WHEN THE FLUID LEAKED OUT. THE MASTER CYLINDER ON THE FORD CHASSIS WAS BOLTED TO THE FIRE WALL AT AN ANGLE. WHEN THE REAR LINE RUSTED OUT AND BLEW, THE FLUID LEAKED OUT THE FRONT OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. IN AUGUST 2007, A REAR BRAKE PAD HAD RUSTED AND FALLEN OFF WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. ALL THE BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. UPDATED 11/24/10

NHTSA ID
10334558
Incident
May 26, 2010
Mileage
40,500 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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