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2008 Airstream Travel Trailer 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 28, 2016
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 2008 Airstream Travel Trailer, 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

  • Tires & wheels3100.0%

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

Tires & wheels

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

WE PURCHASED 4 TOWMAX TIRES FOR OUR TRAILER 3 YEARS AGO. THEY HAD LESS THAN 3,000 AND WERE ALWAYS CHECKED FOR PROPER PSI BEFORE TRAVELING. WE WERE APPROX. 100 MILES INTO OUR TRIP WHEN OUR TIRE FAILED AND WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. UPON PULLING OVER WE NOTICED THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF OUR AIRSTREAM. DYNAMIC TIRE REQUESTED THE TIRE FOR WARRANTY INSPECTION (NEVER INFORMED US THAT THE TIRE WOULD NOT BE RETURNED UNLESS WE PAID THE COSTLY RETURN SHIPPING). WE HAD OVER $9,000 IN DAMAGE TO OUR TRAILER (IT RIPPED UP THE ALUMINUM SIDING AND THE SEWAGE) AND DYNAMIC WAS ONLY WILLING TO REIMBURSE $125. DYNAMIC TIRE WROTE, ?THE TIRE RECEIVED FOR INSPECTION WAS SUBMITTED WITH SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF THE TREAD MISSING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE THE OPERATING CONDITIONS OF THE TIRE. HOWEVER, THERE ARE SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE SHOULDER WEAR AND HEAT BUILD UP IN THE TIRE SHOULDER AREA AS EVIDENT BY BLUE DISCOLORATION, SUGGESTING THAT IT HAS ENDURED PROLONGED SERVICE IN AN UNDER INFLATED CONDITION.? THE LETTER ENDED WITH SINCERELY, DTC CLAIM REVIEW COMMITTEE?. THERE WAS NO NAME OR CONTACT INFORMATION, THUS LEAVING NO ROOM FOR DISPUTE. WE VIDEO TAPED THE CONDITION OF THE TIRE BEFORE SENDING IT FOR INSPECTION. THE VIDEO SHOWS NO SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE SHOULDER WEAR AND WE KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT UNDER INFLATED AS WE CHECK THEM BEFORE EACH TRIP AND FREQUENTLY WHILE IN STORAGE. WHEN WE ASKED THE TIRE TO BE RETURNED TO US WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD BE COSTLY AND WE WOULD HAVE TO ENDURE THOSE COSTS. WHEN WE ASKED FOR A MANAGERS NAME AND NUMBER WE WERE TOLD THAT INFORMATION COULD NOT BE PROVIDED PER COMPANY POLICY. IN SHORT, DYNAMIC TIRE DOES NOT STAND BY THEIR WARRANTY, THEY LIE IN ORDER TO VOID THEIR WARRANTY AND THEY REFUSE TO PROVIDE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR MANAGEMENT OR SOMEONE OF AUTHORITY. *TR

NHTSA ID 10881278 · filed Jun 28, 2016

WE PURCHASED 4 TOWMAX TIRES FOR OUR TRAILER 3 YEARS AGO. THEY HAD LESS THAN 3,000 AND WERE ALWAYS CHECKED FOR PROPER PSI BEFORE TRAVELING. WE WERE APPROX. 100 MILES INTO OUR TRIP WHEN OUR TIRE FAILED AND WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. UPON PULLING OVER WE NOTICED THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE REAR OF OUR AIRSTREAM. DYNAMIC TIRE REQUESTED THE TIRE FOR WARRANTY INSPECTION (NEVER INFORMED US THAT THE TIRE WOULD NOT BE RETURNED UNLESS WE PAID THE COSTLY RETURN SHIPPING). WE HAD OVER $9,000 IN DAMAGE TO OUR TRAILER (IT RIPPED UP THE ALUMINUM SIDING AND THE SEWAGE) AND DYNAMIC WAS ONLY WILLING TO REIMBURSE $125. DYNAMIC TIRE WROTE, ?THE TIRE RECEIVED FOR INSPECTION WAS SUBMITTED WITH SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF THE TREAD MISSING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE THE OPERATING CONDITIONS OF THE TIRE. HOWEVER, THERE ARE SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE SHOULDER WEAR AND HEAT BUILD UP IN THE TIRE SHOULDER AREA AS EVIDENT BY BLUE DISCOLORATION, SUGGESTING THAT IT HAS ENDURED PROLONGED SERVICE IN AN UNDER INFLATED CONDITION.? THE LETTER ENDED WITH ?SINCERELY, DTC CLAIM REVIEW COMMITTEE?. THERE WAS NO NAME OR CONTACT INFORMATION, THUS LEAVING NO ROOM FOR DISPUTE. WE VIDEO TAPED THE CONDITION OF THE TIRE BEFORE SENDING IT FOR INSPECTION. THE VIDEO SHOWS NO SIGNS OF EXCESSIVE SHOULDER WEAR AND WE KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT UNDER INFLATED AS WE CHECK THEM BEFORE EACH TRIP AND FREQUENTLY WHILE IN STORAGE. WHEN WE ASKED THE TIRE TO BE RETURNED TO US WE WERE TOLD IT WOULD BE COSTLY AND WE WOULD HAVE TO ENDURE THOSE COSTS. WHEN WE ASKED FOR A MANAGERS NAME AND NUMBER WE WERE TOLD THAT INFORMATION COULD NOT BE PROVIDED PER COMPANY POLICY. IN SHORT, DYNAMIC TIRE DOES NOT STAND BY THEIR WARRANTY, THEY LIE IN ORDER TO VOID THEIR WARRANTY AND THEY REFUSE TO PROVIDE CONTACT INFORMATION FOR MANAGEMENT OR SOMEONE OF AUTHORITY. *TR

NHTSA ID 10881277 · filed Jun 28, 2016

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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