Reliability & cost of ownership
Itasca Spirit Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Itasca Spirit? 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.
Itasca Spirit problems by model year
18 recall entries and 10 owner complaints on file across 7 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Spirit | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2005 Spirit | 3 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2004 Spirit | 5 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 Spirit | 4 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2002 Spirit | 1 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2001 Spirit | 2 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2000 Spirit | 2 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Itasca Spirit, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- tires4 complaints
- electrical system2 complaints
- equipment2 complaints
- seats1 complaint
- seat belts1 complaint