1996 Airstream Land YachtProblems, recalls & complaints

NHTSA has logged 2 owner complaints about the 1996 Airstream Land Yacht, most often about the parking brake. It has no vehicle safety recalls on record.

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports, through January 26, 2006. Updated daily.

Complaints by system

Where the 1996 Airstream Land Yacht has problems

2 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Parking brake20

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Complaints are submitted by the public and are not verified by NHTSA.

0 recalls

1996 Airstream Land Yacht recalls and how many were fixed

No vehicle safety recalls are on record for this model year.

Best & worst years

1996 vs. every other Land Yacht year

Bars show complaints per model year. Colors show the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Land Yacht median. How we score

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  • Caution
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In owners' words

What Land Yacht owners report

Recent parking brake complaints filed with NHTSA, shortened. Personal details are removed.

PRODUCT SAFETY CAMPAIGN 90-C-50 (A) - AUTOMATIC -APPLIED PARKING BRAKE MALFUNCTIONED. ON P-30 MOTOR HOME CHASSIS. WHILE AT FREE WAY SPEED I HAVE HAD THE E-BRAKE ACTIVATE ON ITS OWN ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED CAUSING A NEAR COLLISION WHILE NEGOTIATING A CURVE. I CONTACT GM…
Complaint 10148781 · Jan 26, 2006 · 95,300 miles
VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ROLL WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE IS ON AND ENGINE IS SHUT OFF. DEALER HAS ADJUSTED THE PARKING BRAKE THREE TIMES. ANOTHER DEALER REBUILT THE PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
Complaint 839473 · Jun 11, 1999

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