2001 Airstream Land Yacht Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2001 Airstream Land Yacht, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Other / unspecified133.3%
- Suspension133.3%
- Tires & wheels133.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
DOMETIC REFRIGERATOR FAILURE. CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE REFRIGERATOR DID NOT COOL PROPERLY, HAD A SMELL OF AMMONIA, AND HAD YELLOW RESIDUE BEHIND AND ON THE SIDES OF THE UNIT. THIS WAS UNDER RECALL AND CUSTOMER PAID TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE REFRIGERATOR NOT COOLING PROPERLY AND THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT WAS INFORMED A NEW UNIT WAS NECESSARY FOR REPAIR BY THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER STATED DOMETIC WAS AWARE A NEW UNIT WAS INSTALLED AND SENT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FORM. THE CONSUMER PROVIDED REPAIR INVOICES AND THE COPY OF THE RECALL NOTICE. *TR . RECEIVED 12/12/07 .64200 THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER HAS SINCE REIMBURSED HIM. UPDATED 12/12/07
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH, BROKEN INTERSTATE PAVEMENT THE MOTORHOME BOUNCED WITH THE FRONT END MOVING UP THEN DOWN CAUSING VEHICLE TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT, THE BOUNCING OCCURED OFTEN AND THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS MAKING CONTACT WITH THE UPPER PORTION OF THE WHEEL WELL. NLM
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE 2 REAR DUEL TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION FROM THE SIDE WALLS WHILE DRIVING. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE TOO SMALL AND COULD NOT SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE MOTOR HOME. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED ON THE FRONT TIRES WHICH THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED WITH LARGER SIZE TIRES, 275/70XZA1.*AK
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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