By year
Owner complaints about Elite vehicles peaked at 2 in 2011
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2010 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Elite
The complete NHTSA record for Elite vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Elite recalls are filed by Outback customs, part of Elite.
Owner complaints in the last five years02 on file in all, across 8 models
Recall campaigns132 in five years
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations00 service bulletins
Components
Tires draws the most owner complaints about Elite vehicles, 100% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Living Quarter has the most complaints of any Elite model
Every Elite 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Living Quarter | 2004 to 2008 | 2 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Horse Trailer | 2003 to 2023 | 0 | None | 9 | 0 |
| Cargo Trailer | 2006 to 2013 | 0 | None | 8 | 0 |
| 4 Horse Trailer | 2003 to 2006 | 0 | None | 6 | 0 |
| 5TH Wheel Trailer | 2006 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Gooseneck | 2003 to 2004 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Flatbed | 2012 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Livestock Trailer | 2012 | 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 Elite product
- 23V-321 May 4, 2023
Saddle valve securing bolt may be overtightened, possibly damaging the O-ring seal and causing a continuous gas leak
Equipment · 5 vehicles - 23V-320 May 4, 2023
Internal aluminum burner tubes that connect to the gas valves may fracture and cause a gas leak
Equipment · 317 vehicles - 13V-553 Nov 5, 2013
It may be possible to remove the key from the lock in a way that potentially jams the deadbolt
Latches and locks · 30 vehicles - 13V-368 Aug 20, 2013
Due to a design change in the Dometic-brand power awning motor assembly, the motor assembly screws may unknowingly shear
Equipment · 4 vehicles - 13V-321 Jul 23, 2013
Due to a design change in the power awning motor assembly, the motor assembly screws may unknowingly shear
Equipment · 2 vehicles - 13V-209 May 17, 2013
These vehicles are equipped with Carlisle hydraulic brake actuators
Brakes · 3 vehicles - 12V-246 May 31, 2012
This pump may not have been properly heat treated
Equipment · 2 vehicles - 10V-615 Dec 9, 2010
Plug in remote control receiver for the fireplace can overheat
Equipment · 57 vehicles - 09V-326 Aug 3, 2009
These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift installations in motor…
Adaptive equipment · 8 vehicles - 09V-325 Aug 3, 2009
These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift installations in motor…
Adaptive equipment · 14 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.