1998 Chevrolet Motor Home Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1998 Chevrolet Motor Home. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 14 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine and engine cooling. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
2
PARKING BRAKE
2
1crashes
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1
Total complaints14

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“I was going down a hill and applied the brakes and the brake calipers on the front did not fully release. The brakes got real hot ,boiling the brake fluid out of the system. The brake pedal started going almost to floor , causing me to have a hard time stopping. It ruined the brake pads, melted…”

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC · reported 2009-09-03

“Brake calipers drag, overheat, and lock up during normal operation. I was told that this was caused by linkage binding, causing inadequate release of calipers. This happened before a cross-country trip with my motorhome, and had to be repaired by replacing all calipers, and pads in brake system.…”

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP · reported 2007-11-02

“The parking gear and emergency brake failed on my 1998 winnebago itasca suncruiser motorhome. The motorhome was parked in a flat parking lot, placed in park with the emergency brake set. After all persons exited the motorhome, it rolled across the flat public parking lot and crashed into another…”

PARKING BRAKE · reported 2005-07-01

“Outer rubber on inner right rear dual tires had tread separation while consumer was driving. 225/75r16, mounted on a winnebego, motor home, original equipment, 15388 miles. *ak *yh”

TIRES:TREAD/BELT · reported 2002-07-15

“Shift control cable layed against egr tube and melted cable, resulting in shift lever sticking in park position.”

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION · reported 1998-07-23

“Temperature gauge failed on two occasions, not indicating vehicle was experiencing overheating.”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY · reported 1998-07-23

“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.”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE · reported 1998-07-23

“Rear axle assembly is noisy since purchased (replaced due to noise). Yh”

SUSPENSION:REAR · reported 1998-05-23
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1998 Chevrolet Motor Home as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.