# NHTSA recall 19V753000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 19V753000
- Manufacturer: Airstream, Inc.
- Reported: 2019\-10\-21
- Owners notified: 2019\-11\-13
- Component: TRAILER HITCHES
- Units potentially affected: 1888

## What is wrong

Airstream, Inc.  \(Airstream\) is recalling certain 2019\-2020 Sport, Nest, Flying Cloud, International Serenity, International Signature, Classic, Globetrotter and Tommy Bahama trailers and 2020 Basecamp, Bambi and Caravel trailers.  Due to improper welding, the Demco ball coupler installed on the travel trailers may not provide enough clamping force on the tow ball, potentially causing the coupler to separate from the tow ball.


## What can happen

If the coupler separates from the tow ball, the trailer can detach from the tow vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Airstream will notify owners, and will send a temporary use adaptor that can be slipped over the ball portion of the coupler to allow owners to tow their trailers.  For the final remedy, dealers will add a shim plate to the backside of the ball coupler clamp to put it in position to apply the required clamping force on the tow ball, free of charge.  The recall began November 13, 2019.  Owners may contact Airstream customer service at 1\-877\-596\-6505 or 1\-937\-596\-6111 extension 7401 or 7411.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2021 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2021\-04\-27
- Vehicles in the campaign: 1888
- Reported remedied: 1318 \(69%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 75

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2021 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2020 AIRSTREAM BAMBI](/makes/airstream/bambi/2020/recalls.md). Built 2019\-04\-24 to 2019\-08\-29.
- [2020 AIRSTREAM BASECAMP](/makes/airstream/base-camp/2020/recalls.md). Built 2019\-04\-24 to 2019\-08\-29.
- 2020 AIRSTREAM CARAVEL. Built 2019\-04\-24 to 2019\-08\-29.
- [2019 AIRSTREAM CLASSIC](/makes/airstream/classic/2019/recalls.md). Built 2019\-04\-24 to 2019\-08\-29.
- [2020 AIRSTREAM CLASSIC](/makes/airstream/classic/2020/recalls.md). Built 2019\-04\-24 to 2019\-08\-29.
- [2019 AIRSTREAM FLYING CLOUD](/makes/airstream/flying-cloud/2019/recalls.md). Built 2019\-04\-24 to 2019\-08\-29.
- [2020 AIRSTREAM FLYING CLOUD](/makes/airstream/flying-cloud/2020/recalls.md). Built 2019\-04\-24 to 2019\-08\-29.
- [2019 AIRSTREAM GLOBETROTTER](/makes/airstream/globetrotter/2019/recalls.md). Built 2019\-04\-24 to 2019\-08\-29.
- [2020 AIRSTREAM GLOBETROTTER](/makes/airstream/globetrotter/2020/recalls.md). Built 2019\-04\-24 to 2019\-08\-29.
- [2019 AIRSTREAM INTERNATIONAL](/makes/airstream/international/2019/recalls.md). Built 2019\-04\-24 to 2019\-08\-29.
- [2020 AIRSTREAM INTERNATIONAL](/makes/airstream/international/2020/recalls.md). Built 2019\-04\-24 to 2019\-08\-29.
- [2019 AIRSTREAM NEST](/makes/airstream/nest/2019/recalls.md). Built 2019\-04\-24 to 2019\-08\-29.
- [2020 AIRSTREAM NEST](/makes/airstream/nest/2020/recalls.md). Built 2019\-04\-24 to 2019\-08\-29.
- [2019 AIRSTREAM SPORT](/makes/airstream/sport/2019/recalls.md). Built 2019\-04\-24 to 2019\-08\-29.
- [2020 AIRSTREAM SPORT](/makes/airstream/sport/2020/recalls.md). Built 2019\-04\-24 to 2019\-08\-29.
- 2019 AIRSTREAM TOMMY BAHAMA. Built 2019\-04\-24 to 2019\-08\-29.
- 2020 AIRSTREAM TOMMY BAHAMA. Built 2019\-04\-24 to 2019\-08\-29.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [1STTTN00962819](/bulletins/10163822.md), 2019-08-14, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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