- Vehicles
- 521
- Built between
- Aug 1980 – Mar 1981
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 14 December 1981
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 1980 and March 1981. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1981 Airstream AirstreamBuilt August 1980 to March 1981
What the defect is
There may be a missing duct collar between upper and lower air conditioner units. On units with optional heating capabilities, if the blower fails, the excess heat produced will not be contained in the area of the safety limit switch.
What gets fixed
MISSING DUCT COLLARS WILL BE INSTALLED WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNERS.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 1980 to March 1981
- Recall reported to NHTSA21 December 1981
- Owners notified14 December 1981
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 21 December 1981.
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.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- BEATRICE FOODS COMPANY
- 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
Vehicle description: travel trailers and motorhomes equipped with coleman airconditioners having a heat cycle.system: air conditioner; duct collar.consequences of defect: when operating the air conditioner in the heating mode,fire and personal injury may result due to excess heat produced.note: air conditioner should not be operated in the heating mode until theinstallation has been checked by the dealer or service center.
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.