The defect
THERE MAY BE A MISSING DUCT COLLAR BETWEEN UPPER AND LOWER AIR CONDITIONER UNITS. ON UNITS WITH OPTIONAL HEATING CAPABILITIES, IF THE BLOWER FAILS, THE EXCESS HEAT PRODUCED WILL NOT BE CONTAINED IN THE AREA OF THE SAFETY LIMIT SWITCH.
The remedy
MISSING DUCT COLLARS WILL BE INSTALLED WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNERS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Airstream | 1981 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airstream | 1981 | 0 | 3 |
Other equipment recalls in 1981
9 of the 157 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1981 concerned the equipment; BEATRICE FOODS COMPANY filed 16 campaigns in all.
| 81V151000 23 Dec 1981 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 81V128000 21 Oct 1981 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. |
| 81V127000 19 Oct 1981 | RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED |
| 81V103000 9 Sept 1981 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 81V096000 12 Aug 1981 | APOLLO MOTOR HOMES, INC. |
| 81V077000 25 Jun 1981 | NATIONAL COACH CORP. |
| 81V076000 23 Jun 1981 | COUNTRY HOMES CAMPER CO. |
| 81V006000 7 Jan 1981 | GILLIG CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1981