Airstream Equipment: Labels

Airstream is recalling about 82 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. Without the correct tire and load information for the spare tire, the operator may install the incorrect tire or overload it, with either scenario increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
17V089000
Manufacturer
Airstream, Inc.
Reported
10 February 2017
Vehicles
82
Built between
Jan 2017 – Feb 2017
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
10 March 2017
Repaired
35%
Unrepaired
53

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 2017 and February 2017. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2017 Airstream Flying CloudBuilt January 2017 to February 2017
  • 2017 Airstream InternationalBuilt January 2017 to February 2017
  • 2017 Airstream SportBuilt January 2017 to February 2017

Repair progress

53 of 82 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2018.

35% repaired — 29 of 82 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Airstream, Inc. (Airstream) is recalling certain 2017 Sport, Flying Cloud and International recreational trailers. The Tire Placard on these vehicles may be missing the spare tire information. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."

What could happen

Without the correct tire and load information for the spare tire, the operator may install the incorrect tire or overload it, with either scenario increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Airstream will notify owners, and dealers, will provide a corrected Tire Placard, free of charge. The recall began on March 10, 2017.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 2017 to February 2017
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA10 February 2017
  3. Owners notified10 March 2017
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2018 — 35% repaired

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 10 February 2017.

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 customer service at 1-937-596-6111 extension 7401 or 7411.

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

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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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