Airstream Caravel, Airstream Flying Cloud, Airstream Globetrotter, Airstream International, Airstream Pottery Barn, model year 2022. Filed by Airstream, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 24 June 2022. 224 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Airstream, Inc. (Airstream) is recalling certain 2022 Caravel, Flying Cloud, Globetrotter, International and Pottery Barn travel trailers. The 42mm cartridge bearing washer within the hub assembly may crack, causing the hub to separate from the axle wheel end.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 22V452 cover?
- Airstream Caravel, Airstream Flying Cloud, Airstream Globetrotter, Airstream International, Airstream Pottery Barn, model year 2022.
- What is wrong with them?
- Airstream, Inc. (Airstream) is recalling certain 2022 Caravel, Flying Cloud, Globetrotter, International and Pottery Barn travel trailers. The 42mm cartridge bearing washer within the hub assembly may crack, causing the hub to separate from the axle wheel end.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Hub separation from the wheel end may cause loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Dealers will replace the 42mm cartridge bearing washer, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 23, 2020. Owners may contact Airstream customer service at 1-877-596-6505 or 1-937-596-6111 ext. 7401 or 7411.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Hub separation from the wheel end may cause loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 22V452 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Airstream, Inc. |
| System at fault | Suspension:Multiple Axle |
| Reported to NHTSA | 24 June 2022 |
| Model years | 2022-2022 |
| Vehicles named | AIRSTREAM CARAVEL, AIRSTREAM FLYING CLOUD, AIRSTREAM GLOBETROTTER, AIRSTREAM INTERNATIONAL, AIRSTREAM POTTERY BARN |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Hub separation from the wheel end may cause loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the 42mm cartridge bearing washer, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 23, 2020. Owners may contact Airstream customer service at 1-877-596-6505 or 1-937-596-6111 ext. 7401 or 7411.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 732 notices in the record whose component field names suspension. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 33 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Airstream Caravel recalls: 4 US campaigns
- Airstream Flying Cloud recalls: 14 US campaigns
- Airstream Globetrotter recalls: 7 US campaigns
- Airstream International recalls: 15 US campaigns
- Airstream Pottery Barn recalls: 3 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 22V452, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/22v452/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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Other Airstream notices we hold
- 26V401: 2026 Classic recreational trailers and 2025-2027 Interstate recreational
- 25V450: 2025 - 2026 Interstate motorhomes
- 25V143: 2021-2025 Airstream Classic 33', 2024-2025 Classic 30', and 2025 Classic 28' travel trailers
- 24V664: 2025 Airstream Classic travel trailers
- 24V656: 2024 Airstream Trade Wind travel trailers, equipped with certain GE air conditioners
- 24V432: 2024 Interstate motorhomes
- 24V314: 2023-2024 Atlas motorhomes
- 24V257: 2024 Pottery Barn travel trailers
All 59 Airstream campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
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- Defect summary
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