Airstream Equipment: Labels

Airstream is recalling about 12 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. Incorrect tire and tire pressure information on the label could lead to the installation of a tire with the wrong load rating and insufficient tire pressure.

Campaign
12V184000
Manufacturer
AIRSTREAM, INC.
Reported
27 April 2012
Vehicles
12
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
7 May 2012
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2012-2013 Airstream International

What the defect is

Airstream is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 international eddie bauer travel trailers. The part 567 certification labels on the vehicles contain incorrect tire and rim size information. Thus, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, “tire selection and rims.”

What could happen

Incorrect tire and tire pressure information on the label could lead to the installation of a tire with the wrong load rating and insufficient tire pressure. These conditions could result in tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

AIRSTREAM WILL MAIL TO CONSUMERS THE CORRECTED LABEL AND PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW INSTALL THE LABEL. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 7, 2012.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA27 April 2012
  2. Owners notified7 May 2012

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 27 April 2012.

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 should contact thor at 937-596-6849 or airstream at 937-538-1268.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
AIRSTREAM, INC.
Safety standard
FMVSS 110
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

Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

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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