2002 Travel Supreme Motorhome 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 2002 Travel Supreme Motorhome, 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
- Interior & seats125.0%
- Other / unspecified125.0%
- Seat belts125.0%
- Tires & wheels125.0%
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
Interior & seats
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings.
From owner reports, verbatim
FOR SOME REASON IN 2002 TRAVEL SUPREME WAS NOT REQUIRED TO INSTALL 3-POINT SEAT BELTS IN THEIR MOTORHOMES. I PURCHASED THIS ONE IN 2014 AND HAVE BEEN TOTALLY FRUSTRATED IN MY ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. THERE IS A LAW EITHER AT THE FEDERAL OR STATE LEVEL, DIS-ALLOWING THE SALE OF AN IS SEAT (INTEGRATED SEAT BELT) TO OTHER THAN SPECIFIC MAKES AND MODELS. MINE IS NOT INCLUDED. PLEASE FOLLOW THIS IL-LOGIC: MY CURRENT SEATS WHICH MET DOT STANDARDS AT THE TIME ARE CANTILEVERED TO THE FLOOR ON A BRACKET AND THE LAP BELT IS PART OF THAT SEAT, THAT IS, THERE IS NO SUPPLEMENTAL CONNECTION FOR THE BELT. SO, WHY WOULD IT MATTER HOW MANY POINTS I WAS ATTACHED TO THE SEAT WITH? IT WOULD NOT PUT ANY MORE STRESS ON THE MOUNTING WHICH IS APPARENTLY FINE, BUT EVERY OUTLET I'VE COME ACROSS REFUSES TO SELL ME AN I/S SEAT BECAUSE OF THIS LAW OR STATUTE OR WHATEVER MIS-WRITTEN PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT IS BEING REFERRED TO. I AM ASKING YOU TO PROVIDE ME WITH A WAIVER SO I CAN PUT SAFER SEATS IN MY RV AND STOP FEELING NAKED AND UNPROTECTED DUE TO ONLY HAVING THE LAP BELT. I CONTACTED FLEX STEEL TODAY AND WAS TOLD, YET AGAIN, THAT THEY WILL NOT MANUFACTURE OR SELL AN I/S SEAT TO OTHER THAN SPECIFIC VEHICLE VIN'S. CAN YOU ADD MINE TO THE LIST? I'M ALWAYS A LITTLE NERVOUS DRIVING THE RV WITH ONLY A LAP BELT, AND THERE IS NO OTHER STRUCTURE, SUCH AS OVER MY LEFT SHOULDER, TO ATTACH A SHOULDER HARNESS THAT WOULD HAVE ANY STRENGTH AT ALL. PLEASE, PLEASE CONSIDER THIS APPLICATION. I WANT A NEW SEAT WITH A SHOULDER HARNESS!!!
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
NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR RECALL. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE UNIT STOPPED COOLING IN 2008 AND HE PAID FOR REPAIRS TO GET DONE. CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE REPAIR HE STILL HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE COOLING. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE UNIT WOULD COOL AND THEN STOP. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED A NEW UNIT AND WITHIN A YEAR, HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ADVISING HIM TO TURN THE UNIT OFF AND UNPLUG IT. *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Seat belts
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners.
From owner reports, verbatim
FOR SOME REASON IN 2002 TRAVEL SUPREME WAS NOT REQUIRED TO INSTALL 3-POINT SEAT BELTS IN THEIR MOTORHOMES. I PURCHASED THIS ONE IN 2014 AND HAVE BEEN TOTALLY FRUSTRATED IN MY ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. THERE IS A LAW EITHER AT THE FEDERAL OR STATE LEVEL, DIS-ALLOWING THE SALE OF AN IS SEAT (INTEGRATED SEAT BELT) TO OTHER THAN SPECIFIC MAKES AND MODELS. MINE IS NOT INCLUDED. PLEASE FOLLOW THIS IL-LOGIC: MY CURRENT SEATS WHICH MET DOT STANDARDS AT THE TIME ARE CANTILEVERED TO THE FLOOR ON A BRACKET AND THE LAP BELT IS PART OF THAT SEAT, THAT IS, THERE IS NO SUPPLEMENTAL CONNECTION FOR THE BELT. SO, WHY WOULD IT MATTER HOW MANY POINTS I WAS ATTACHED TO THE SEAT WITH? IT WOULD NOT PUT ANY MORE STRESS ON THE MOUNTING WHICH IS APPARENTLY FINE, BUT EVERY OUTLET I'VE COME ACROSS REFUSES TO SELL ME AN I/S SEAT BECAUSE OF THIS LAW OR STATUTE OR WHATEVER MIS-WRITTEN PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT IS BEING REFERRED TO. I AM ASKING YOU TO PROVIDE ME WITH A WAIVER SO I CAN PUT SAFER SEATS IN MY RV AND STOP FEELING NAKED AND UNPROTECTED DUE TO ONLY HAVING THE LAP BELT. I CONTACTED FLEX STEEL TODAY AND WAS TOLD, YET AGAIN, THAT THEY WILL NOT MANUFACTURE OR SELL AN I/S SEAT TO OTHER THAN SPECIFIC VEHICLE VIN'S. CAN YOU ADD MINE TO THE LIST? I'M ALWAYS A LITTLE NERVOUS DRIVING THE RV WITH ONLY A LAP BELT, AND THERE IS NO OTHER STRUCTURE, SUCH AS OVER MY LEFT SHOULDER, TO ATTACH A SHOULDER HARNESS THAT WOULD HAVE ANY STRENGTH AT ALL. PLEASE, PLEASE CONSIDER THIS APPLICATION. I WANT A NEW SEAT WITH A SHOULDER HARNESS!!!
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY SIDE REAR TIRE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE TIRE ON THE CENTER AXLE BLEW OUT WITHIN 5,000 MILES ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. GOODYEAR, WRANGLER, 235/85R16 LOAD RANGE E. *AK
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
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