Airstream Classic 2005
Model Classic made in 2005 by Airstream got 9 consumer complains there are 3 recalls as well as 3 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to air bags, engine and engine cooling and equipment. Technical service bulletines regarding engine and engine cooling, steering and visibility. There were some recalls concerningequipment, service brakes, hydraulic and suspension.
Model 2005
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | ||||||||||||||||
| 08V367000 | AIRSTREAM, INC. | from 06/01/2003 to 09/30/2006 | V (Vehicle) | 4450 | 10/21/2008 | ODI | AIRSTREAM, INC. | 07/21/2008 | 07/31/2008 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Airstream is recalling 4,450 my 2004-2007 safari, international, interstate, land yacht, classic, my 2004-2006 skydeck, and my 2006 parkway travel trailers and motor homes equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation. the refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube. pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If this solution is exposed to an ignition source under certain specific circumstances, it can result in a vehicle fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Airstream is working with dometic to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. dometic has retained stericycle inc. to manage this campaign. stericycle will assist the owner in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or airstream at 1-937-596-6111. | |||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | ||||||||||||||||
| 10V344000 | AIRSTREAM, INC. | from 03/01/2005 to 04/30/2009 | V (Vehicle) | 737 | 08/11/2010 | MFR | AIRSTREAM, INC. | 07/22/2010 | 07/28/2010 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Airstream is recalling certain model year 2005-2009 classic travel trailers manufactured from march 2005 through april 2009 and equipped with hydraulic brake controller by active technologies. it is possible that the brake controller can fail unexpectedly causing the brakes on the trailer to lock up or to fail completely. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The locking of the brakes or brake failure could result in a loss of vehicle control that could result in a crash and possible serious injury. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the brake controller and if found to be defective it will be replaced free of charge. the recall is expected to begin during august 2010. owners may contact airstream at 937-596-6111. | |||||||||||||||
| 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 http://www.safercar.gov . | |||||||||||||||
| SUSPENSION - FRONT - WHEEL BEARING | ||||||||||||||||
| 04V506000 | AIRSTREAM, INC. | from 06/01/2003 to 10/31/2004 | V (Vehicle) | 929 | 11/04/2004 | MFR | AIRSTREAM, INC. | 10/25/2004 | 10/26/2004 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain motorhomes, the outer wheel bearing in the hub of the axle may fail, leading to unexpected separation of the wheel from the axle. this failure may be due to an inadequate amount of grease in the hub assembly or the grease in the hub may break down under normal operating conditions into a liquid that inadequately lubricates the outer bearing. inadequate lubrication of the outer bearing can begin a chain of events that could lead to wheel separation. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Separation of one or more wheels from the trailer could cause the trailer to handle erratically or go out of control. a lost wheel could also strike an oncoming or following vehicle causing a crash, resulting in serious injury of death to those involved. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will repair the unit and remove the wheels, inspect the hubs, inner and outer bearings, races and grease seals. if necessary, replace parts and repack the wheel bearing with high temperature grease and reinstall the hub and wheels. the recall began november 4, 2004. owners should contact airstream at 1-877-596-6505. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||||
| 030601018 | 07/01/2004 | 10012103 | New cylinder bore liner replacement procedure. this service bulletin replaces 030601018a. *eh | 02/11/2005 | |
| STEERING | |||||
| 030232001B | 07/01/2004 | 030232001A | 10012093 | Momentary reduction of power steering ps assist on initial start up with low ambient temperatures. this service bulletin replaces 030232001a. *eh | 02/11/2005 |
| VISIBILITY | |||||
| 133 | 06/01/2004 | 10008970 | Vista view window glass inadequeately bonded to aluminum frame. *tt | 09/02/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| 08/11/2005 | 3 | ||
| I have some complaints that the dealer is investigating. my main complaint is that there are thousands of complaints listed for this model and possibly this year on another website that i only found out about after recently buying my vehicle. i have posted a message there about this site so that people know about it. it is: http://forums.clubrsx.com/forumdisplay.php?f=55 also, your secure webform is broken. you cannot report automobile complaints. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL | |||
| 04/28/2005 | 1 | 04/27/2005 | |
| Dt: the consumer states that there are mechanical difficulties with the rv. dealership told consumer to cut out the co2 detection. consumer states there is a defect in the unit. there is no gas or co2 detection in it. the sensors have been disconnected because the alarms go off, and they won't fix the problem. consumer states in the middle of the night the alarms would go off and they could not sleep. he contacted alpha and the dealership, they will not help. this started in april ,and then occurred again in june. about two weeks ago, the problem became persistent. it is a 2005 alpha see-ya motor home.*ak | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - ANTI-THEFT DEVICES | |||
| 04/28/2005 | 1 | 04/27/2005 | |
| Dt: the consumer states that there are mechanical difficulties with the rv. dealership told consumer to cut out the co2 detection. consumer states there is a defect in the unit. there is no gas or co2 detection in it. the sensors have been disconnected because the alarms go off, and they won't fix the problem. consumer states in the middle of the night the alarms would go off and they could not sleep. he contacted alpha and the dealership, they will not help. this started in april ,and then occurred again in june. about two weeks ago, the problem became persistent. it is a 2005 alpha see-ya motor home.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 07/05/2005 | 1 | 05/06/2005 | |
| Dt: while driving on interstate two right tires blew out. there was no warning, no bulge or noise from the tires. the tires were replaced with the same type of tires. then the owner was told by dealer that there was a sticker on front of trailer which stated the trailer should have 225 tires on it and the trailer was sold with 205 tires on it. also, dealer claimed that the sticker was wrong. the manufacturer did recognize the concern and sent the owner back to dealer. owner did not know what to do with the trailer since the axles were bent, and were damaging the new tires. dealer said the ply was too thin on the tires. the owner still had the old tires which only had 80 miles on them at the time of the blow out. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | |||
| 05/02/2005 | 1 | 04/15/2005 | |
| Dt: consumer states that dutchmen thor produces a camper, tab, and they have an alco brake system that they have modified. they state it has not been modified. according to alco in united kingdom, the company is setting up the system wrong on the vehicle. when he tries to get information from dutchmen thor they send him the manual for the german brake system. on the toe shaft, the dampening unit, it is suppose to slide back and hit an overrun lever that is how it is being set up in the us. on the manual, there is no clearance between the toe shaft and the overrun lever. on the units they are producing there is 1 5/8 inch clearance. the company is no longer corresponding with the consumer and they are not offering any information to the dealers. there is no information on how much the clearance should be. the company continues to refer him to the website with the german manual in it. *nm | |||
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 04/18/2005 | 1 | ||
| Dt: two car hauler, mid america mfg., inc. route 1 box 875 bertrand, mo. 63823 custom built trailer which had various safety problems since date of purchase. poor welding, tires, inappropriate lighting, hand jack was not equipped to handle weight load. no licence plate holder. undersized wheel wells. no safety reflector. suspension not equipped for weight load. manufacturer will not acknowledge there is a problem. the trailer was purchased from the internet. it was paid for it without seeing it in person. all problems were noticed after purchsase. manufacturer is not cooperative in repairing any of the problems. | |||
| TIRES | |||
| 07/05/2005 | 1 | 05/06/2005 | |
| Dt: while driving on interstate two right tires blew out. there was no warning, no bulge or noise from the tires. the tires were replaced with the same type of tires. then the owner was told by dealer that there was a sticker on front of trailer which stated the trailer should have 225 tires on it and the trailer was sold with 205 tires on it. also, dealer claimed that the sticker was wrong. the manufacturer did recognize the concern and sent the owner back to dealer. owner did not know what to do with the trailer since the axles were bent, and were damaging the new tires. dealer said the ply was too thin on the tires. the owner still had the old tires which only had 80 miles on them at the time of the blow out. *ak | |||
| 04/18/2005 | 1 | ||
| Dt: two car hauler, mid america mfg., inc. route 1 box 875 bertrand, mo. 63823 custom built trailer which had various safety problems since date of purchase. poor welding, tires, inappropriate lighting, hand jack was not equipped to handle weight load. no licence plate holder. undersized wheel wells. no safety reflector. suspension not equipped for weight load. manufacturer will not acknowledge there is a problem. the trailer was purchased from the internet. it was paid for it without seeing it in person. all problems were noticed after purchsase. manufacturer is not cooperative in repairing any of the problems. | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 04/19/2006 | 1000 | 1 | 05/01/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated upon inspection of the tires blisters were noticed on the sidewalls of all four tires. the dealer has been alerted | |||
Car dealers selling
| State | City | Zip | Name | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | IT WON'T TAKE AUTOS | BUTTS ACURA | ||
| FL | BARTOW | 33830 | DUSTY'S CAMPER WORLD LLC | |
| MA | RAYNHAM | CAMPERS INN | 508-821-3366 | |
| MO | BERTRAND | 63823 | MID-AMERICA MFG., INC. | |
| VA | ROANOKE | 24012 | PROLINE TRUCK AND TRAILER | 504-536-2111 |