Airstream Equipment: Labels

Airstream is recalling about 89 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. An incorrect label may lead to unintentionally overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
19V906000
Manufacturer
Airstream, Inc.
Reported
18 December 2019
Vehicles
89
Built between
Jan 2018 – Mar 2019
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
7 February 2020
Repaired
97%
Unrepaired
0

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 2018 and March 2019. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2018-2019 Airstream InterstateBuilt January 2018 to March 2019

Repair progress

The manufacturer reports every reachable vehicle in this recall has been repaired, as of Q1 2020.

97% repaired — 86 of 89 reported

Scrapped or exported
3

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 2018-2019 Interstate motorhomes. The Occupant and Cargo Carrying Capacity (OCCC) Label may indicate the incorrect occupant cargo carrying capacity, which can allow the vehicle to be overloaded. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 120, "Wheels and Rims - Other Than Passenger Cars."

What could happen

An incorrect label may lead to unintentionally overloading the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Airstream will notify owners, and dealers will provide new OCCC labels with the correct occupant and cargo carry capacity, free of charge. The recall began February 7, 2020.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 2018 to March 2019
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA18 December 2019
  3. Owners notified7 February 2020
  4. Latest repair reportQ1 2020 — 97% 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 18 December 2019.

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 1-877-596-6505 or 1-937-596-6111 extension 7401 or 7411.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
Airstream, Inc.
Safety standard
FMVSS 120
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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