1998 National Rv Tropi-Cal Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1998 National Rv Tropi-Cal, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Driver assistance150.0%
- Other / unspecified150.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Driver assistance
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems.
From owner reports, verbatim
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.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
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
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .