Reliability & cost of ownership
Gulf Stream Friendship Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Gulf Stream Friendship? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Gulf Stream Friendship problems by model year
45 recall entries and 7 owner complaints on file across 15 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Friendship | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2009 Friendship | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2008 Friendship | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2007 Friendship | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2006 Friendship | 5 | 2 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2005 Friendship | 6 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2004 Friendship | 4 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2003 Friendship | 4 | 1 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2002 Friendship | 4 | 3 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2001 Friendship | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2000 Friendship | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1999 Friendship | 4 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1998 Friendship | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1997 Friendship | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1995 Friendship | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Gulf Stream Friendship, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- structure3 complaints
- visibility2 complaints
- fuel system, diesel2 complaints
- equipment1 complaint
- trailer hitches1 complaint