Reliability & cost of ownership
National RV Sea Breeze Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the National RV Sea Breeze? 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.
National RV Sea Breeze problems by model year
19 recall entries across 10 model years and 29 owner complaints across 12 model years on file, sourced from the federal NHTSA database. We couldn't confirm the NHTSA recall list for the remaining 2 model years — check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Sea Breeze | Not confirmed | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2007 Sea Breeze | 1 | 2 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2006 Sea Breeze | 1 | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2004 Sea Breeze | 1 | 7 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2003 Sea Breeze | 2 | 2 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2002 Sea Breeze | 2 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2001 Sea Breeze | 3 | 2 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2000 Sea Breeze | 2 | 9 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1999 Sea Breeze | 3 | 2 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1998 Sea Breeze | 3 | 2 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 1997 Sea Breeze | 1 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 1996 Sea Breeze | Not confirmed | 1 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the National RV Sea Breeze, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- tires9 complaints
- service brakes, hydraulic7 complaints
- equipment5 complaints
- suspension4 complaints
- fuel system, gasoline2 complaints
- structure2 complaints
- parking brake1 complaint
- wheels1 complaint