DEFECT #1 - POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
Posted on: 2010-03-04DescriptionAirstream is recalling certain model year 2010 flying cloud travel trailers. These vehicles were built with axles rated at 3,800 lbs. The vehicles should have been built with axles rated at 4,400 lbs.
ConsequenceTowing a vehicle with the axle loaded beyond the specified weight rating may result in axle failure leading to poor vehicle handling increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective ActionDealers will replace the axles with one's rated at 4,400 lbs free of charge. The recall began on march 31, 2010. Owners may contact airstream at 1-877-246-7731.
NotesOwners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to
http://www.safercar.gov .