Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2003 Airstream International

Routine

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

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Structure › Body1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Exterior Lighting09V159000
Filed May 15, 20092,052 vehiclesAirstream, Inc.

Defect. AIRSTREAM IS RECALLING 2,052 MY 2002-2009 BAMBI, INTERNATIONAL, SAFARI, 75TH ANNIVERSARY, DWR, AND OCEAN BREEZE TRAVEL TRAILERS FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THE TRAVEL TRAILERS WERE BUILT WITHOUT REAR REFLEX REFLECTORS.

Risk. INADEQUATE LIGHTING COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY OF VEHICLE INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR A CRASH.

Remedy. AIRSTREAM WILL SEND DEALERS SEPARATE REFLECTORS TO THE AFFECTED CUSTOMERS AND DEALERS ALONG WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR PROPER INSTALLATION. CUSTOMERS WILL HAVE THE OPTION OF INSTALLING THE REFLECTORS OR TAKING THE TRAVEL TRAILER TO THE NEAREST AIRSTREAM CERTIFIED DEALERS. THIS WILL BE DONE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 15, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AIRSTREAM AT 1-937-596-6849.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Structure › Body
Filed Apr 5, 2012IL

I HAVE FOUND THAT THE FRAME AND THE ATTACHING OUTRIGGERS ON MY AIRSTREAM ARE STRUCTURALLY INADEQUATE TO SUPPORT THE BODY. THE FLOOR OF THE AIRSTREAM IS SAGGING AT THE DOOR FRAME LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE FRONT AXLE, AND DIRECTLY BEHIND THE REAR AXLE. *TR

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2015
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20240100Routine
20231200Routine
20220200Routine
20210200Routine
20201300Routine
20190200Routine
20181100Routine
20170300Routine
20160200Routine
20152210Routine
20141200Routine
20130100Routine
20120200Routine
20111100Routine
20090100Routine
20080100Routine
20072210Routine
20060200Routine
20050200Routine
20040200Routine
2003 — this page1100Routine
20020100Routine

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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: May 15, 2009. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.