Airstream Equipment: Labels

Airstream is recalling about 18 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. During replacement of the tires, a consumer could install the incorrect tire, potentially leading to property damage.

Campaign
11V489000
Manufacturer
AIRSTREAM, INC.
Reported
3 October 2011
Vehicles
18
Built between
May 2010 – Sep 2011
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
20 October 2011
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between May 2010 and September 2011. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2011-2012 Airstream InternationalBuilt May 2010 to September 2011

What the defect is

Airstream is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 international, 16 foot, recreational vehicles manufactured from may 10, 2010, through september 27, 2011. These vehicles were manufactured with the incorrect tire information label.

What could happen

During replacement of the tires, a consumer could install the incorrect tire, potentially leading to property damage.

What gets fixed

AIRSTREAM WILL MAIL TO CONSUMERS THE CORRECTED LABEL OR THE CUSTOMER WILL HAVE THE OPTION FOR DEALERS TO INSTALL THE LABEL FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ONOCTOBER 20, 2011.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMay 2010 to September 2011
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA3 October 2011
  3. Owners notified20 October 2011

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 3 October 2011.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact airstream at 1-937-596-6111.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
AIRSTREAM, INC.
Safety standard
FMVSS 567
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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