AIRSTREAM · Model Report
Showing safety data for the 2001 model year only.
CERTAIN TRAVEL TRAILERS AND MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR, MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION, MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE BOILER TUBE. PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION COULD BE RELEASED INTO AN AREA WHERE AN IGNITION SOURCE (GAS FLAME) IS PRESENT.
ON CERTAIN 350 XL AND 355 XL AND COMMERCIAL UNITS DESIGNATED AS 35' XL AND 37' XL MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON THE FORD F53 CHASSIS FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 105, "HYDRAULIC AND ELECTRIC BRAKE SYSTEMS." THE BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR MAY NOT FUNCTION AS REQUIRED BY STANDARD.
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
No injuries · No fire · No crash
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
No injuries · No fire · No crash
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
No injuries · No fire · No crash