| NHTSA Record Id: 5196 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: AIRSTREAM |
| Recalled Component Id: 000012965000098702000000273 |
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| Model Name: XC |
Model Year: 1997 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 01V088000 |
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| Component Name: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: AIRSTREAM, INC. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Feb, 01 1997 |
End date of Manufacturing: Jun, 30 2000 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 334 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Mar, 19 2001 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Airstream, Inc. |
Report Received Date: Mar, 14 2001 |
| Record Creation date : Mar, 22 2001 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: motor homes built on freightliner chassis. the rear floor support leg attachments could fail, causing force to the lpg line fittings and could result in leakage. |
Consequence Summary: Damaged steel lpg lines could result in a leak that could cause a fire or explosion, resulting in serious injury or death. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will re-enforce the rear floor support with a support leg welded to a steel tube. the old legs will be left in place and the new support leg fitted over the floor support tube, and the support welded in place at the floor support tube and the chassis rail. owner notification began march 19, 2001. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact airstream at 1-877-596-6505. |
Recall Notes: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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