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2007 Airstream Travel Trailer Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 Jul 30, 2007
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Aug 25, 2006

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2007 Airstream Travel Trailer. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–4 of 4

Body & structureOther / unspecified
Filed Jul 30, 2007

TRAIL CRUISER RV TRAILERS MANUFACTURED BY R-VISION (NOT LISTED IN YOUR COMPLAINT LISTING) HAVE DEFECTIVE AXEL MOUNTING AND DEVELOP FATIGUE CRACKS. THESE CRACKS AFFECT TIRE LOADING AND MAKE THE TRAILER DANGEROUS TO PULL. *JB

NHTSA ID
10197788
Incident
Jul 25, 2007
Body & structure
Filed Jan 31, 2007

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOREST RIVER FLAGSTAFF RV 5TH WHEEL,WAS HAVING ROOF PROBLEMS. THE ROOF OF THE CAMPER EXPANDED AND BUBBLED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE ROOF DETERIORATED. . THE CONTACT TOOK THE RV TO DEALERSHIP ,AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CALLED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL IN HIS AREA AND IN INDIANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 07/10/06. HE STATED THAT HE ORIGINALLY NOTICED THIS PROBLEM IN08/12/06.

NHTSA ID
10181229
Incident
Aug 12, 2006
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 5, 2006

PURCHASED NEW AIRSTREAM TRAVEL TRAILER, EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR MARATHON TRAILER TIRES 225/75/R15. ON FIRST TRIP APPROXIMATELY 300 MILES OUT EXPERIENCED TIRE BLOWOUT. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE WEB I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE MANY COMMENTS REGARDING THE SAME EXPERIENCES WITH THESE TIRES. *JB

NHTSA ID
10169982
Incident
Sep 13, 2006
Brakes
Filed Aug 25, 2006

BRAKE SHOES IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH RIMS ON TRAILER TIRES. RIMS BECOME SO HOT THEY WOULD BLISTER YOUR SKIN IF THEY CAME IN CONTACT WITH BARE SKIN. THIS WILL CAUSE ACCELERATED WEAR ON BRAKE SHOES AND DRUMS CAUSE BEARINGS TO OVERHEAT AND WEAR ON TIRES ALL OF THESE COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF NOT CORRECTED. ATTN TOM BOWMANTOM AFTER I REMOVE THE RIMS I WILL SEND PICTURES TO YOU . PLEASE SEND THIS TO MR BOWMAN. *JB

NHTSA ID
10166577
Incident
Aug 24, 2006

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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