NHTSA campaign 11V401000

Airstream Recall 11V-401: DRIVER AND PASSENGER SWIVEL LOCKING MECHANISM

NHTSA recall 11V401000 was reported by AIRSTREAM, INC. on August 5, 2011, with 66 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Airstream Avenue for model years 2011–2012. Owners were notified on August 19, 2011, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 11V401000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 11V401000 (also written 11V-401 or 11V401)
Filed by: AIRSTREAM, INC.
Report received: August 5, 2011
Potentially affected: 66 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Seats
Owners notified: August 19, 2011

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V401000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Airstream

Airstream Avenue
- 2011, 2012 · Vehicles built May 10, 2010 – July 29, 2011 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V401000.

Defect description

AIRSTREAM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 AVENUE COACHES MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 10, 2010, THROUGH JULY 29, 2011. THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT SWIVEL MECHANISM LOCKING PIN COULD LOOSEN AND BECOME DISENGAGED FROM THE SWIVEL MECHANISM ALLOWING THE SEAT TO SWIVEL BACK AND FORTH GOING DOWN THE ROAD.

Safety consequence

THIS SWIVELING, COULD LEAD TO A DISTRACTION THAT COULD CAUSE A CRASH, RESULTING IN PERSONAL INJURY TO THE VEHICLE'S OCCUPANTS.

Manufacturer remedy

AIRSTREAM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE COACHES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 19, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AIRSTREAM AT 1-937-538-1268.

Notes

OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 11V401000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.