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 — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Gulf Stream Friendship problems by model year
17 recall entries and 7 owner complaints on file across 4 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Friendship | 5 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2004 Friendship | 4 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 Friendship | 4 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2002 Friendship | 4 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
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 system2 complaints
- diesel2 complaints
- equipment1 complaint
- trailer hitches1 complaint