2017 Airstream Flying Cloud: recalls and complaints
Official NHTSA recall campaigns and consumer complaints for one RV model year, with the notice text and links to the source.
Key facts
- The 2017 Airstream Flying Cloud has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns that list this model year.
- No chassis mapping is recorded for this model year, so no chassis recalls are counted.
- 0 equipment recalls are linked to it by reviewed rules.
- NHTSA holds 1 consumer complaint for this model year. Complaints are unverified reports, not confirmed failures.
- The latest campaign was received on September 16, 2019, 2,560 days before the NHTSA release of September 19, 2026.
- RV class: Travel trailer. Brand owner in this site's reference table: Thor Industries (high confidence).
NHTSA records released through September 19, 2026; Transport Canada records through September 19, 2026. The absence of a recall in this dataset does not establish that a vehicle is safe.
Recall campaigns
3 campaigns in total: 3 listed for this model year, 0 inherited from the chassis and 0 equipment. Remedy text is quoted from the official notice; open the full notice for the whole text.
| Campaign | Received | Component | Summary | Remedy (official text) | Type | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19V655000 | September 16, 2019 | Electrical System | Airstream, Inc. (Airstream) is recalling certain 2016-2017 19FT International Serenity, 2016 19FT International Signature, and 19FT Flying Cloud trailers that are 19 feet long. The vertically-mounted inverter may contact the… | Airstream will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the location of the inverter and inverter fuse. If the inverter and inverter fuse are not mounted on the same… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 17V089000 | February 10, 2017 | Equipment: Other | Airstream, Inc. (Airstream) is recalling certain 2017 Sport, Flying Cloud and International recreational trailers. The Tire Placard on these vehicles may be missing the spare tire information. As such, these vehicles fail to… | Airstream will notify owners, and dealers, will provide a corrected Tire Placard, free of charge. The recall began on March 10, 2017. Owners may contact Airstream… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 17V044000 | January 20, 2017 | Equipment: Other | Airstream, Inc. is recalling certain 2017 Flying Cloud, International, and Sport recreational trailers. The Federal Certification label and Tire Placards on these vehicles have incorrect information. The label was printed for… | Airstream will notify owners, and dealers will replace the incorrect label with a corrected label, free of charge. The recall began on February 15, 2017. Owners may… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
Complaints by component
1 unique complaint. The share is the number of unique complaints tagged to a component category divided by the 1 unique complaints for this model year.
| Component category | Complaints | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Structure | 1 | 100% |
Complaint excerpts
The 1 most recent complaint with a narrative. Names, emails, phone numbers, VINs and addresses are removed. Reports are unverified. NHTSA record set for this vehicle (JSON).
Body separating from trailer framework due to forward attachment design-build defect in model 26U and other models featuring forward storage compartment; high potential for on-road detachment causing rig instability and swaying out of control. Currently in RV dealer shop for repair. Dealer states two other identical model trailers in work for same defect. Airstream owners report this defect in online forums and other sources-which can be accessed by internet search. Airstream has consistently refused to acknowledge this systemic and dangerous condition, frequently blaming owner misuse despite …
Chassis
Towable RVs have no chassis maker, so no chassis recalls apply.
Canadian notices
Transport Canada publishes its own notices with their own IDs. They are separate records from the U.S. campaigns above and are never merged with them.
- Notice 2019465 (September 23, 2019): Electrical. Official page
Related model years
- 2016 Airstream Flying Cloud
- 2018 Airstream Flying Cloud
- Airstream Flying Cloud, all years
- 2017 Airstream Basecamp (same class)
- 2017 Forest River Cherokee (same class)
- 2017 Forest River Flagstaff (same class)
- 2017 Forest River Rockwood (same class)
Source release: NHTSA September 19, 2026. Method version v1. How this page is built.
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