Model year

2016 DRV Elite Suites ALL

Not Applicable, built in United States. Owner complaints on file from Dec 19, 2016 to Dec 19, 2016.

Recall campaigns covering this model year27,575 vehicles or units across those campaigns
Owner complaints1Close to the median 2016 vehicle
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100
First 24 months1Complaints in its first two years
Complaints over time

Complaints about the 2016 DRV Elite Suites ALL peaked in 2016, with 1 filed

Owner complaints about this model year, by the year they were filed with NHTSA.

00.250.50.751201612017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. The lighter column runs through October.
Components

100% of complaints about the 2016 DRV Elite Suites ALL name engine and cooling

Owner complaints by component. Hover or focus a bar for the crash, fire, injury or death count.

Engine and cooling
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file. A complaint can name more than one component; it is counted under the first.
Recalls

2 recall campaigns cover the 2016 DRV Elite Suites ALL

Check a specific vehicle by VIN on NHTSA's site: a campaign may cover only part of a model year's production.

Recall campaigns for the 2016 DRV Elite Suites ALL
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
16V-949Dec 23, 2016Brake caliper bolts may loosen, causing a loss of braking capabilityBrakes110Part replacement
15V-491Aug 5, 2015Affected vehicles have front side reflex reflectors located above the maximum height of 60"Lighting7,465Repair or modification
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Owner complaints

What owners reported about the 2016 DRV Elite Suites ALL

The full text of every complaint filed with NHTSA about this model year, newest first. Complaints are filed by owners and are not verified by NHTSA; NHTSA removes personal details before publishing.

1 complaint on file, page 1 of 1.

  1. Filed Dec 19, 2016Failure Oct 20, 20165,500 milesCarlisle, PAEngine and engine cooling, Unknown or other

    WE WERE TRAVELING FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO ARIZONA AND HAD STOPPED FOR THE DAY AT A CAMPGROUND IN NORTHERN ARIZONA. WE HAD JUST UNHOOKED OUR TRUCK FROM THE COACH AND WERE GETTING READY TO PUT OUR SLIDES OUT WHEN THE FRONT OF THE COACH SANK TO THE GROUND. I COULDN'T GET THE HYDRAULICS TO RAISE IT SO I CALLED DRV. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS PROBABLY THE HYDRAULIC PUMP THAT FAILED. WE HAVE OWNED THE UNIT SINCE MAY OF 2015 BUT THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. WE ENDED UP GETTING A LOCAL SHOP WITH A BACKHOE TO HELP RAISE THE COACH UP SO WE COULD HOOK TO IT. THIS COST US $400. WE TRAVELED TO OUR DESTINATION IN MESA, ARIZONA THE NEXT DAY AND GOT HELP FROM A LOCAL RV REPAIR SHOP TO UNHOOK THE UNIT AND PUT IT ON JACK STANDS. THE TECHNICIAN PROCEEDED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER OF THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, LIPPERT, IN INDIANA. THEY TOLD HIM THAT IT WASN'T THE PUMP, RATHER IT WAS THE CYLINDERS. THEY SAID THAT THEY HAD OTHER OF THIS MODEL FAIL. THE TECH ASKED IF THEY WOULD COVER THIS AND THEY SAID NO, IT WAS ONLY WARRANTED FOR ONE YEAR. WE ENDED UP PAYING FOR THE NEW CYLINDERS. TOTAL COST OF THE CYLINDERS AND LABOR WAS $1790.85. WE UNDERSTAND THAT MANUFACTURERS ONLY WARRANT THEIR PRODUCTS FOR A CERTAIN PERIOD OF TIME, BUT FEEL THAT IF THEY KNEW THAT THEIR CYLINDERS WERE FAILING THEY SHOULD HAVE MADE THAT KNOWN TO US, AND REPAIRED IT BEFORE WE HAD THIS PROBLEM. HAD I BEEN UNDER THE FRONT OF THE COACH WORKING ON THE BATTERY OR GENERATOR, WHICH ARE BOTH LOCATED UNDER THE FIFTH WHEEL, I COULD HAVE POSSIBLY BEEN CRUSHED. ALSO IF THEY HAD FAILED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON THE ROAD THEY COULD HAVE DROPPED AND CAUSED DAMAGE OR AN ACCIDENT. *TR*DT*JB

    NHTSA complaint 10936336
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Investigations

NHTSA has not opened an investigation on this model year

Source: NHTSA ODI investigations file.
Service bulletins

No manufacturer communications on file

Technical service bulletins and other notices the manufacturer sent to dealers. A bulletin is not a recall.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications files.