Consumer Complaint Detail

AIRSTREAM / CLASSIC / 2007

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007108171 Incident Date: May, 29 2007
Consumer's City: CHARLESTOWN Consumer's State: RI
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Airstream, Inc.
Model Name: CLASSIC Model Year: 2007
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:hydraulic
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 07 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I purchased a new airstream travel traier with an electronic hydraulic disc brake system. the unie is a plastic brake unit resevoir which itself containes and eclosed electronic unit. the seal between units failed leaking brake fluid into the electric unit,caused total brake failure and burned the electric connection leavingme with a new 10,000lb trailer and no brakes. itis a design failure my reapirman found upon fiberopitic inspection of the failed unit. i have verbabal reports of other failures. airstream need to stop selling these units until this is corrected. thanks. fred vohr md