2005 Airstream Safari Bambi

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, electric. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Service Brakes, Electric	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers06V161000

Filed May 9, 200667 vehiclesAirstream, Inc.

Defect. ON CERTAIN TRAVEL TRAILERS, THE 110-VOLT RECEPTACLE IN THE GALLEY AREA OF THE UNIT IS REQUIRED TO BE PROTECTED BY A GROUND FAULT INTERRUPTER (GFI) RECEPTACLE OR BY A GFI TYPE BREAKER IN THE PANEL BOARD. THE 110-VOLT GALLEY RECEPTACLE UNIT DOES NOT HAVE THIS PROTECTION.

Risk. THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK THAT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE PRESENT GALLEY RECEPTACLE, INSTALL A NONMETALLIC OUTLET BOX, AND INSTALL AND TEST THE GFI 110-VOLT RECEPTACLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 18, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AIRSTREAM AT 937-596-6111.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Service Brakes, Electric

Filed Jun 29, 2009MT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 AIRSTREAM SAFARI BAMBI TRAILER. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE TRAILER. THE TRAILER WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER RECONNECTED THE BRAKE WIRES. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DETERMINE THAT THE STEEL PLATE THAT HOLDS THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS NOT WELDED TO THE AXLE HOUSING, WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE WIRES TO BE TORN FROM THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED TO SUBMIT PICTURES. THE PICTURES WERE SENT AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED NOT TO PULL THE TRAILER BECAUSE IT WAS UNSAFE. NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE MADE BECAUSE THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. THE TRAILER IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2006

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Deaths	Assessment
2006	1	1	0	0	Routine
2005 — this page	1	1	0	0	Routine

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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 9, 2006. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.