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Airstream SafariYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 3 owner complaints and 5 safety recalls on record for the Airstream Safari.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints3Top: Service brakes, electricSafety recalls51997–2009 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Airstream Safari years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Safari median. Tap a year for its full report.

'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08'09
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2008Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2007Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls2006Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2005Not rated–/1002 complaints · 3 recalls2004Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2003Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2002Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2001Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2000Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1999Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1998Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1997Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Airstream Safari problems

All model years combined: 3 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
Service brakes, electric10
Suspension10
Tires10
5 recalls

Airstream Safari recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Exterior lighting09V-159 · 2002–2009 · May 15, 2009 · 2,052 vehicles–Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer08V-367 · 2004–2007 · Jul 21, 2008 · 4,450 vehicles–Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer07V-083 · 1997–2004 · Mar 5, 2007 · 5,084 vehicles–Front: wheel bearing04V-506 · 2004–2005 · Oct 25, 2004 · 929 vehicles–Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer03V-464 · 2003–2004 · Nov 12, 2003 · 3,340 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Safari

  1. WHEEL SEPARATIONSPE04051 · 2003 · closed Nov 23, 2004
    No recall