WHEEL SEPARATIONS
NHTSA investigated and closed this without ordering a recall.
- Manufacturer
- Airstream, Inc.
- Component
- WHEELS, WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
- Opened
- Jul 22, 2004
- Closed
- Nov 23, 2004
- Model years
- 2003
- Type
- Preliminary Evaluation
Summary
WHEEL SEPARATIONS AT THOR INDUSRIES HAVE PREDOMINANTLY OCCURRED IN VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY KEYSTONE RV.KEYSTONE RV HAS REPORTED 110 SEPARATIONS OF STEEL WHEELS OF 64,727(0.17%) AND 15 SEPARATIONS OF ALUMINUM WHEELS OF 6,984 PRODUCED (0.21%) IN RECREATIONAL VEHICLESMANUFACTURED SINCE MARCH 2003.OTHER DIVISIONS OF THOR INDUSTRIES, DUTCHMAN (4), THOR CALIFORNIA (0), THOR AMERICA (2), KOMFORT CORP (2), AND AIRSTREAM (14) HAVE REPORTED FEWER WHEEL SEPARATIONS OVER A BROADER TIME PERIOD (SINCE 2000) THAN KEYSTONE RV. SINCE A SIGNIFICANT MAJORITY (92%) OF THE WHEEL SEPARATIONS THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN THOR INDUSTRIES VEHICLES HAVE OCCURRED IN KEYSTONE RV VEHICLES, ODI WILL FOCUS INVESTIGATION ACTIVITY ON THESE PRODUCTS AND OPEN AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS (EA) AT KEYSTONE RV TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE(S) FOR WHEEL SEPARATIONS.
Vehicles under investigation (7)
- AIRSTREAM INTERNATIONAL CCD2003
- AIRSTREAM SAFARI2003
- GENERAL COACH CORSAIR2003
- KEYSTONE CHALLENGER2003
- KEYSTONE EVEREST2003
- KEYSTONE OUTBACK2003
- KOMFORT TRAILBLAZER2003
Documents
Source: NHTSA investigation PE04051. Investigations are NHTSA's review of a potential safety issue and may or may not result in a recall.