Vehicle recall 99V279000 · October 14, 1999
Dolphin 5330, Dolphin 5331 and 13 more models
Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with a model 1546 liquid propane gas (LPG) tank installed.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with a model 1546 liquid propane gas (LPG) tank installed. The tank bracket can fail and could subsequently detach completely from the vehicle.
- Consequence
- This could cause a fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install bolt-on brackets.
- Notes
- Owner notification is expected to begin during November 1999.OWNERS who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact national RV at 1-800-439-3653.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V279000
- Reported to NHTSA
- October 14, 1999
- Filed by
- NATIONAL RV, INC.
- Owner notification
- December 12, 1999
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 2,950
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Fuel system, other › Storage › Tank assembly › Mounting
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Dolphin 5330 (1998-1999): 1999, 1998
- Dolphin 5331 (1998-1999): 1999, 1998
- Dolphin 5340 (1998-1999): 1999, 1998
- Dolphin 5350 (1998-1999): 1999, 1998
- Dolphin 5360 (1998-1999): 1999, 1998
- Dolphin 5370 (1998-1999): 1999, 1998
- Dolphin 5371 (1998-1999): 1999, 1998
- National RV Sea Breeze (1998-1999): 1999, 1998
- National RV Sea View (1998-1999): 1999, 1998
- Tropi CAL 6330 (1998-1999): 1999, 1998
- Tropi CAL 6331 (1998-1999): 1999, 1998
- Tropi CAL 6350 (1998-1999): 1999, 1998
- Tropi CAL 6351 (1998-1999): 1999, 1998
- Tropi CAL 6370 (1998-1999): 1999, 1998
- Tropi CAL 6371 (1998-1999): 1999, 1998
Has your Dolphin been repaired?
Recalls here come from NHTSA’s records for the model and year. Not every vehicle of a model is included in every recall, and this site can’t see whether a repair has been done. Only a VIN lookup can tell you that.
NHTSA’s VIN search doesn’t show recalls that were already repaired, recalls more than 15 years old, or some small manufacturers’ recalls. A Dolphin dealer can also check your VIN. Recall repairs are free.