Recall Register

2002 Airstream Safari: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2002 Airstream Safari. The newest campaign is 09V159000. NHTSA received the report on 15 May 2009. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 09V159000, in the NHTSA record

Airstream will send dealers separate reflectors to the affected customers and dealers along with instructions for proper installation. Customers will have the option of installing the reflectors or taking the travel trailer to the nearest airstream certified dealers. This will be done free of charge. The recall began on may 15, 2009. Owners may contact airstream at 1-937-596-6849.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 7,136 units in total.

  1. 09V159000Received . 2,052 units.

    Exterior Lighting

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Airstream is recalling 2,052 my 2002-2009 bambi, international, safari, 75th anniversary, dwr, and ocean breeze travel trailers for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the travel trailers were built without rear reflex reflectors.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Inadequate lighting could reduce visibility of vehicle increase the potential for a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Airstream will send dealers separate reflectors to the affected customers and dealers along with instructions for proper installation. Customers will have the option of installing the reflectors or taking the travel trailer to the nearest airstream certified dealers. This will be done free of charge. The recall began on may 15, 2009. Owners may contact airstream at 1-937-596-6849.

    Report filed by AIRSTREAM, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number 050709. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 07V083000Received . 5,084 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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.

    Report filed by AIRSTREAM, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19971
  2. 19981
  3. 19991
  4. 20001
  5. 20011
  6. 20022
  7. 20033
  8. 20045
  9. 20053
  10. 20062
  11. 20072
  12. 20081
  13. 20091

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2002 Airstream Safari: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/airstream/safari/2002/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
AIRSTREAM, INC.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2002 Airstream Safari?
7,136 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Airstream Safari have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the Airstream Safari, model years 1997 to 2009. 2 of them name the 2002 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2002 Airstream Safari open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.