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1999 Airstream Excella Recalls & Complaints

The 1999 Airstream Excella has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 3 owner complaints on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Airstream dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 1999 Airstream Excella. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

1999 Airstream Excella owner complaints

Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA about the 1999 Airstream Excella, describing incidents dated June 10, 2008 to March 16, 2014.

Most-cited components

Tires 2 complaints
Equipment 1 complaint

Newest complaints

ODI #10584777 · Filed April 25, 2014
GREENBALL TOWMASTER TIRES, 53GB CHN 2512. SIX TIRES, PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL 2013 AND INSTALLED ON OUR 1999 AIRSTREAM EXCELLA, 34 FOOT MODEL. THE PREVIOUS TIRES REPLACED WERE GOODYEAR MARATHONS WHICH EXHIBITED NO DEFECTS AFTER 12000 MILES. REPLACEMENT WAS DONE AS A PRE-EMPTIVE ACTION BECAUSE OF…
ODI #10324701 · Filed April 9, 2010
TRAILER TIRES MANUFACTURED BY NANKANG ARE FAILING DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED 11/2009, SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED 4/2010. TIRES LESS THAN FOUR YEARS OLD WITH APPROXIMATELY 10-12,000 MILES. *TR
ODI #10243730 · Filed September 26, 2008
1999 AIRSTREAM EXCELLA. RECALL NOTICE ON DOMETIC RV REFRIGERATOR. CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY HIS CLAIM WAS DENIED. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS LEAKAGE/STAINING AT THE REAR OF THE REFRIGERATOR, THERE WAS YELLOW RESIDUE ON THE SIDE OF THE REFRIGERATOR AND THERE WAS A SMELL OF AMMONIA AND THE…

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REFRIGERATOR/DOMETIC

NHTSA #07V083000 · Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer · NHTSA notice

Reported March 5, 2007 · AIRSTREAM, INC.

Potentially affected: 5,084 vehicles

Owners notified April 30, 2007 · Vehicles built April 1, 1997 – May 31, 2003 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

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.

Safety consequence

RELEASE OF COOLANT UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS COULD IGNITE AND RESULT IN A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

AIRSTREAM WILL BE WORKING WITH DOMETIC IN ORDER TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 06E076). DOMETIC WILL REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS BY INSTALLING A SECONDARY BURN HOUSING, A THERMAL FUSE, AND A MELT FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. DOMETIC HAS RETAINED STERICYCLE INC. TO MANAGE THIS CAMPAIGN. STERICYCLE WILL ASSIST YOU IN LOCATING DEALERSHIPS OR SERVICE CENTERS AND WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH SCHEDULING OF APPOINTMENTS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOMETIC/STERICYCLE AT 1-888-446-5157 OR AIRSTREAM AT 1-937-596-6111.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY 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.

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 1999 Airstream Excella. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

3 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1999 Airstream Excella.

Tires

ODI #10584777

Incident: March 16, 2014 · Filed: April 25, 2014

GREENBALL TOWMASTER TIRES, 53GB CHN 2512. SIX TIRES, PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL 2013 AND INSTALLED ON OUR 1999 AIRSTREAM EXCELLA, 34 FOOT MODEL. THE PREVIOUS TIRES REPLACED WERE GOODYEAR MARATHONS WHICH EXHIBITED NO DEFECTS AFTER 12000 MILES. REPLACEMENT WAS DONE AS A PRE-EMPTIVE ACTION BECAUSE OF MILEAGE OF MARATHONS AND THEIR 4 YEAR AGE. FAILURE OF THE GREENBALL TOWMASTERS BEGAN AFTER 5000 MILES ON THE CURBSIDE CENTER AXLE (PASSENGER). THIS TIRE WAS REPLACED BEFORE IT DAMAGED THE TRAILER. I WAS NOT REIMBURSED FOR THIS TIRE WHICH HAD CLEARLY FAILED INTERNALLY, NOT DUE TO ROAD HAZARD OR IMPACT. I HAVE PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE. ANOTHER TRIP TO DESTINATION 250 MILES AWAY WAS TAKEN ON MARCH 14. OUR RETURN ON MARCH 16, WE WERE FLAGGED DOWN BY A PASSING MOTORIST WHO INDICATED A POSSIBLE ISSUE WITH OUR TRAILER. WE SAFELY STOPPED AND FOUND THE TREAD HAD COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE TIRE, SEVERELY DAMAGING THE TRAILER. THE FAILED TIRE WAS RETURNED TO GREENBALL AND WE RECEIVED THEIR RULING THAT THE TIRE HAD A 'MANUFACTURING DEFECT' AND THEY WOULD REPAIR THE TRAILER DAMAGES BUT NOT REPLACE THE TIRE. THE REMAINING TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND BECAUSE ON INSPECTION THEY WERE ALL BEGINNING TO HAVE SIMILAR FAILURES. THE TIRES WERE MAINTAINED AT 'RECOMMENDED PRESSURES' BY GREENBALL THROUGHOUT THE TIME I OWNED THEM. REMAINING TIRES WERE SENT TO GREENBALL FOR THEIR EVALUATION. GREENBALL HAS PAID FOR ALL TRANSPORTATION COSTS OF THE TIRES FOR INSPECTION. I AWAIT PAYMENT FOR THE INITIAL DAMAGE AND THEIR RULING ON CAUSE FOR THE CONDITION OF THE REMAINING TIRES RETURNED TO GREENBALL. I HAVE INDICATED I WANT REIMBURSEMENT FOR COST OF THE GREENBALL TIRES AS A POSSIBLE REMEDY. *TR

Tires

ODI #10324701

Incident: November 8, 2009 · Filed: April 9, 2010

TRAILER TIRES MANUFACTURED BY NANKANG ARE FAILING DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED 11/2009, SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED 4/2010. TIRES LESS THAN FOUR YEARS OLD WITH APPROXIMATELY 10-12,000 MILES. *TR

Equipment

ODI #10243730

Incident: June 10, 2008 · Filed: September 26, 2008

1999 AIRSTREAM EXCELLA. RECALL NOTICE ON DOMETIC RV REFRIGERATOR. CONSUMER WANTS TO KNOW WHY HIS CLAIM WAS DENIED. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS LEAKAGE/STAINING AT THE REAR OF THE REFRIGERATOR, THERE WAS YELLOW RESIDUE ON THE SIDE OF THE REFRIGERATOR AND THERE WAS A SMELL OF AMMONIA AND THE REFRIGERATOR DID NOT COOL PROPERLY LIKE IT ONCE DID. THE CONSUMER WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE THE REPAIR OCCURRED LATER THAN MARCH 1, 2007. *JB

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