By year
Owner complaints about Carriage vehicles peaked at 8 in 2003
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 1995 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Carriage
The complete NHTSA record for Carriage vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Carriage recalls are filed by Carriage.
Owner complaints in the last five years058 on file in all, across 14 models
Recall campaigns110 in five years
Severity index3.4Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations30 service bulletins
Components
Tires draws the most owner complaints about Carriage vehicles, 39% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Cameo has the most complaints of any Carriage model
Every Carriage model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameo | 1999 to 2012 | 23 | 8.7 | 30 | 3 |
| Carri Lite | 1992 to 2004 | 18 | 0.0 | 15 | 8 |
| 5TH Wheel | 1995 to 1997 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Compass | 2004 to 2006 | 4 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Carriage | 1997 to 2008 | 1 | 0.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Carriage LS | 1998 to 2002 | 1 | 0.0 | 10 | 0 |
| LS | 1999 to 2004 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Carri-Go | 2001 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carriage Lite | 1997 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| LS Fifth Wheel Trailer | 1999 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Royals | 1997 to 2011 | 0 | None | 22 | 0 |
| Lite Series | 1997 to 2001 | 0 | None | 5 | 0 |
| C-Force | 2006 to 2008 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| Domani | 2009 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Carriage product
- 11V-439 Aug 26, 2011
Generator transfer switch may not be manufactured or installed to the proper specification causing a potential for excessive heat build up inside…
Equipment · 596 vehicles - 10V-626 Dec 17, 2010
Population of refrigerators being addressed contains either a sensing algorithm or thermal switch to shut off power to the refrigerator when high…
Equipment · 2,360 vehicles - 10V-484 Oct 14, 2010
Plug in remote control receiver for the fireplace can overheat
Equipment · 394 vehicles - 08V-260 Jun 10, 2008
Fatigue failure in the section of the cooling unit which contains the refrigerant could allow the liquid solution to slowly leak
Equipment · 187 vehicles - 07V-424 Sep 4, 2007
On certain recreational vehicles equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation, the refrigerator may have a defect…
Equipment · 88 vehicles - 05V-400 Sep 14, 2005
On certain fifth wheel trailers equipped with tredit wheels, the rims may have poor weld quality and insufficient press fit between the wheel rim…
Wheels · 99 vehicles - 04V-353 Jul 20, 2004
On certain travel and fifth wheel trailers equipped with samsung microwave ovens, models mr1031wb, mr1032bb, mr1033sb, mr1351wb, and mr1352bb, the…
Equipment · 1,205 vehicles - 04V-206 May 4, 2004
On certain fifth wheel trailers, the liquid propane (lp) gas supply hose at the refrigerator was incorrectly positioned resulting in insufficient…
Equipment · 381 vehicles - 03V-408 Oct 20, 2003
On certain motor homes equipped with samsung microwave ovens, these units were produced with a defective panel
Equipment · 2,447 vehicles - 02V-312 Nov 19, 2002
Certain fifth wheel trailers may have an insufficient frame structure to support the pin box
Trailer hitches · 1,450 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.