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2005 Airstream Safari Bambi Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jun 29, 2009
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2005 Airstream Safari Bambi, 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

  • Brakes1100.0%

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

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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From owner reports, verbatim

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.

NHTSA ID 10275213 · filed Jun 29, 2009

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.

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