2001 National Rv Marlin problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Tires (3) · Visibility:windshield Wiper/Washer:switch/Wiring (1) · Tires:sidewall (1)
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
What owners report
2008-01-22 · Equipment:recreational Vehicle/Trailer“tl*the contact owns a dometic refrigerator, model number ndr1292 (na). the refrigerator leaked ammonia for several months and was replaced. the manufacturer stated that the model was not included in nhtsa campaign id number 06e076000 (equipment:recreational vehicle). the consumer stated he does not have the motorhome. updated …”
2007-11-14 · Structure:frame And Members“rust on the under carriage of their motor home. consumer states that they were going to do the repair themselves because dealer wouldn't help. when consumer was under the vehicle he noticed the entire under frame was rusted. *kb …”
2007-04-27 · Tires · 2,500 mi“tl*the contact owns a 2001 marlin national rv. the contact stated that the tires failed as noted in recall # 01v203000. national rv stated that the failure was the contacts problem. therefore, the contact replaced the tires himself. also, national rv stated that the vehicle was excluded from the recall because it was 37 feet, and the reca…”
2004-03-23 · Suspension:front · 5,000 mi“front axle weight rating 01v203000 recall repairs failed to correct the defect. as a result, consumer was unable to haul any weight in the motor home. also front end bottomed out, and when making a turn motor home felt like it was going to run off the road. recall repairs were performed before consumer purchased the motor home. consumer did not…”
2003-12-10 · Visibility:windshield Wiper/Washer:switch/Wiring · 1,000 mi“the time delay on the windshield wipers does not properly operate causing the windshield wipers to operate at a fast pace. the driver has to manually turn the wipers on and off to increase visibility during inclement weather.*ph this motor home was built by national rv. it has a spartan chassis. neither one will help fix the consumers rv. the co…”
2003-07-01 · Tires:sidewall · 6,500 mi“i own a national marlin rv after i purchased it i noticed that it had 235/80/r22.5 michelin on the rear and 265/80/r22.5 toyo on the front in 11/02 i had a blowout on the rear and in 01/03 i had another blowout on the rear the second blowout was when i was on the highway and it caused damage to my fender and battery compartment and nearly caused …”
2002-12-12 · Unknown Or Other · 7,075 mi“bolts that hold kwikee step to chassis came loose. upon exiting coach, step would not support me and i fell to the ground. …”
2002-01-08 · Tires“manufacter is trying to replace two front tires due to load capacity rating problem.…”
2001-10-12 · Tires“recall 01 v 203 000/fmvss 120 front axle weight rating, dealer wanted to put on different size tires and another brand of tires. *ak consumer wants all tires to be of the same brand.*et…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.