What breaks most · 1990 to 2002 model years
Chevrolet Motor Home problems by year
Owners have filed 52 safety complaints with NHTSA about the Chevrolet Motor Home across model years 1990 to 2002. Three years stand out: 1998 for engine and cooling complaints, 1995 for parking brake complaints and 1997 for parking brake complaints. The quietest years are 1990, 1991 and 1993.
- Years to check closely: 1998, 1995, 1997
- Fewest complaints: 1990, 1991, 1993
- Complaints on file
- 521990 to 2002, all trims
- Worst year
- 199811 complaints
- Crashes reported
- 11 fires · 4 injuries · 0 deaths
- Typical failure mileage
- 29kMedian where owners gave mileage
- Recall campaigns
- 0Across the years shown
Complaints by model year
Raw filings with NHTSA, not adjusted for how many were sold.
| Model year | Complaints | Crashes | Recalls | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Brakes (hydraulic) (1) | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Tires (1) | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Steering (1) | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Brakes (hydraulic) (2) | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Powertrain and transmission (2) | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Unknown or other (2) | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Parking Brake (3) | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Parking Brake (3) | |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | Engine and cooling (3) | |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Powertrain and transmission (2) | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Tires (1) | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Engine and cooling (1) |
What fails on the 1998 Chevrolet Motor Home
| Component | Share of complaints | Filings | Crashes | Parts for this job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and coolingRadiators, thermostats and cooling | 27% |
3 | 0 | Shop all engine and cooling parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Tires | 18% |
2 | 0 | — |
| Brakes (hydraulic)Brake pads, rotors and calipers | 18% |
2 | 0 | Shop all brakes (hydraulic) parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Powertrain and transmissionTransmission parts | 18% |
2 | 0 | Shop all powertrain and transmission parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Parking Brake | 18% |
2 | 1 | — |
| SuspensionStruts, springs and control arms | 9% |
1 | 0 | Shop all suspension parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
| Electrical systemAlternators, starters and ignition | 9% |
1 | 0 | Shop all electrical system parts, not filtered to this vehicle |
One complaint can name more than one component, so shares add to more than 100%. "Unknown or other" is NHTSA's uncategorized bucket and is shown but never ranked.
In owners' words
Complaint narratives as filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length.
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Vehicle continually experiencing engine knocking noise in described in service bulletin 77-61-21 dated 10-20-97, prior to awareness of the service bulletin serveral repair attempts made with no success, vehicle experiences intermittent stalling problems with knocking noise.
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On four occasions the motor shut off completely, leaving driver with out brakes or power steering, due to failed injection pump.
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Consumer has a 1997 vehicle . Brake master cylinder has a plastic top that leaked fluid, and eventually had no brakes.*ak
How to read this page
Every figure comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's public complaint database, which holds every safety-related defect complaint filed by owners since 1995. We refresh it monthly and count each complaint once per component it names. Data through September 6, 2026.
NHTSA only accepts safety-related complaints. Rattles, paint, infotainment bugs and other annoyances are under-reported here, so this page is a map of what fails in ways owners consider dangerous, not a full reliability score.
Counts are raw. Use the year-over-year shape and the component mix, not the absolute numbers. Where a component maps to parts we stock, the row links to that category filtered to the year you are viewing. Air bag and seat belt complaints link to the recall checker instead, because those repairs are almost always covered.
Common questions
Which Chevrolet Motor Home years have the most problems?
By NHTSA complaint volume, 1998, 1995, 1997 carry the most filings on the Chevrolet Motor Home. The 1998 alone has 11 complaints, led by engine and cooling.
What is the most common Chevrolet Motor Home problem?
On the 1998 model year, the most-reported component is engine and cooling with 3 complaints. The table above lists the top components for every year.
At what mileage do Chevrolet Motor Home problems start?
The median mileage at failure across all Chevrolet Motor Home complaints that include mileage is about 29,000 miles. Older model years skew higher; the per-year figure is in the "at a glance" card.
Are these complaints verified?
No. NHTSA publishes complaints as submitted and does not investigate individual filings. Patterns across hundreds of complaints are meaningful; a single one is not.