2003 Airstream International Ccd

Routine

Owners filed 6 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure › frame and members. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Structure › Frame and Members5
000
Tires › Sidewall1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer03V464000
Filed Nov 12, 20033,340 vehiclesAirstream, Inc.

Defect. ON CERTAIN TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH SAMSUNG MICROWAVE OVENS, THESE OVENS WERE PRODUCED WITH A DEFECTIVE PANEL. AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN OCCUR BETWEEN CIRCUIT PATTERNS ON THE MEMBRANE PANEL, ESPECIALLY OVERLAPPED BY A "JUMPER" OR JUMP WIRE. THIS MAY CAUSE THE OVEN TO ACTIVATE WITHOUT PRESSING ANY KEY PADS.

Risk. AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN OCCUR CAUSING THE OVEN TO ACTIVATE WITHOUT PRESSING ANY KEY PADS. THIS COULD RESULT IN EXCESSIVE HEAT, SMOKE, OR POSSIBLY A FIRE.

Remedy. SAMSUNG WILL NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AND REPAIR THE PANEL FREE OF CHARGE. IN THE MEANTIME, CONSUMERS SHOULD UNPLUG THEIR MICROWAVE, IF POSSIBLE. IF THE CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO UNPLUG THE MICROWAVE, THEY SHOULD LEAVE THE DOOR AJAR UNTIL THE PANEL IS REPLACED. CONSUMERS SHOULD NEVER USE THE MICROWAVE OVEN FOR STORAGE OR LEAVE ANY TOWELS, PAPER, CLOTH OR OTHER PRODUCTS IN THE MICROWAVE AFTER USE. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT SAMSUNG AT 800-932-3837 OR AIRSTREAM AT 937-596-6111.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Jul 13, 201118,000 milesAL

2003 AIRSTREAM 22' TRAVEL TRAILER HAD LEAKING, FLOOR DETERIORATING, AND TOOK TO A REPAIR SHOP. UPON CHECKING, ALL OUTRIGGERS HAVE FAILED AND CRACKED, FRAME IS TWISTING AT REAR DUE TO OUTRIGGER FAILURE. DID NOT REALIZED THIS UNTIL FLOOR WAS REMOVED FOR REPAIR. *TR

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Nov 18, 2010WA

MY '03 22' AIRSTREAM TRAILER HAS MAJOR CRACKS IN THE MAIN FRAME MAKING IT UNTOWABLE. THE AS FACTORY HAS SENT A "PATCH KIT" WHICH WILL HAS NOT WORKED. I AM ONLY ONE OF HUNDREDS WITH THE SAME OR POTENTIAL PROBLEM. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Nov 17, 201010,000 milesTX

AIRSTREAM RV TRAILER FRAME FAILURE. *TR

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Nov 16, 2010WA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 AIRSTREAM INTERNATIONAL CCD. HE REALIZED THAT THE TABLE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS TILTED. HE DECIDED TO EXAMINE THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE SUB FRAME WAS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Oct 19, 2010WA

'03 AIRSTREAM 22FT. INT. CCD FRAME FAILURE. MY RECENTLY PURCHASED AS TRAILER HAS MAJOR DEFECTS IN THE FRAME DESIGN. THE OUTRIGGERS HAVE SAGGED AND CRACKED THE FRAME. THE FRAME IS BUCKLED BEHIND THE REAR AXEL AND DROPPED THE ENTIRE REAREND. THE OUTRIGGERS BEHIND THE REAR AXEL HAVE CRACKED AT THE WELD. THERE ARE 83+ COMPLAINTS ON THE AIRSTREAM OWNERS COMMUNITY FORUM. AS HAS ADMITTED THERE IS A PROBLEM AND SENT, REPAIR KITS TO NUMEROUS OWNERS, INCLUDING ME. I KNOW OF AT LEAST ONE OWNER THAT HAD HIS FRAME REPLACED BY AS AND NOW IT'S DOING THE SAME THING. HE HAS PARKED IT AND USES IT AS AN ADDITIONAL BEDROOM. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS LOOKING INTO. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Tires › Sidewall
Filed Aug 27, 2006CA

SIDE WALL TIRE BLOW OUT ON A GOODYEAR TRAILER TIRE ST 225/75/15 MARATHON. PROPER INFLATION AND NOT OVER LOADED TIRE HAD MAYBE 6000 MILES ON IT AND WAS ONE YEAR OLD. *JB

6 of 6 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2003
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20053110Routine
20043200Routine
2003 — this page6100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Nov 12, 2003. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.