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1998 National Rv Tropi-Cal 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 Feb 4, 2008
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 Jan 23, 2008

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1998 National Rv Tropi-Cal. 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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Driver assistance
Filed Feb 4, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 NATIONAL TROPI-CAL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. FORD CONTINUES TO INFORM HER THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AND DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL ARRIVE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE ENGINE SIZE, NUMBER OF CYLINDERS, RECALL NUMBER, AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,110.

NHTSA ID
10216862
Incident
Sep 15, 2007
Other / unspecified
Filed Jan 23, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A DOMETIC RM7732 (NA). THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG AMMONIA ODOR AND NOTICED THAT THE BACK OF THE REFRIGERATOR WAS COVERED WITH YELLOW RESIDUE. THE REFRIGERATOR WAS TURNED OFF. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REFRIGERATOR DUE TO CRACKS THAT WERE LEAKING COOLANT. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E076000 (EQUIPMENT: RECREATIONAL VEHICLE). THE CONTACT CALLED DOMETIC AND THE AUTOMATED SYSTEM STATED THAT HIS MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE SERIAL NUMBER WAS INCLUDED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT OFFERED ANY REIMBURSEMENT. THE PART NUMBER AND LOCATION IN THE VEHICLE WERE UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/14/08. *LJ NOTE: AFTER APRIL 1, 2008, CONSUMER WILL RESIDE @ 5114 SW SANDPINER DR. LEES SUMMIT MO. 64082. UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR

NHTSA ID
10215752
Incident
Jun 1, 2007

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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