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2005 Airstream International Ccd

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the trailer hitches. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Trailer Hitches1
010
Structure › Frame and Members1
000
Structure › Body1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Suspension › Front › Wheel Bearing04V506000
Filed Oct 25, 2004929 vehiclesAirstream, Inc.

Defect. 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.

Risk. 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.

Remedy. 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.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Mar 21, 2023CA

The contact owns a 2005 Airstream International CCD. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the floor and outriggers were sagging due to cracks in the subframe. The trailer was towed to the dealer, where it was inspected by a welder. The welder removed the skirts and determined that the main frame support beam had a linear defect in the rectangular tubing and complete separation in parts of the subframe. The trailer was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and had the trailer was towed to the dealer for a welder to inspect. The failure mileage was unknown.

Structure › Body
Filed Dec 9, 20155,000 milesTX

FRAME FAILURE , SIGNS OF OUTRIGGERS SHOW CRACKS IN WHEEL WELL.

Trailer HitchesFire
Filed Oct 12, 2006WA

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE HITCH TRAILER CAUGHT ON FIRE AND THE ELECTRIC MOTOR BURNED UP. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNAL PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE TRAILER HAS NOT BEEN TO A SERVICE DEALER.*AK

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2003
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
2005 — this page3110Routine
20043200Routine
20036100Routine

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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: Oct 25, 2004. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.