Hearth Record

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner (Airstream)

Vehicle recall 81V-150. NHTSA received BEATRICE FOODS COMPANY’s report on Dec 21, 1981.

NHTSA’s own record, on nhtsa.gov

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The short answer

NHTSA received BEATRICE FOODS COMPANY’s report on Dec 21, 1981. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 2026.

Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

The notice gives no hazard in a field of its own.

THERE MAY BE A MISSING DUCT COLLAR BETWEEN UPPER AND LOWER AIR CONDITIONER UNITS.

ON UNITS WITH OPTIONAL HEATING CAPABILITIES, IF THE BLOWER FAILS, THE EXCESS HEAT PRODUCED WILL NOT BE CONTAINED IN THE AREA OF THE SAFETY LIMIT SWITCH.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

  • NHTSA’s part: Equipment: appliance: air conditioner.

What should you do?

MISSING DUCT COLLARS WILL BE INSTALLED WITHOUT CHARGE TO OWNERS.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL TRAILERS AND MOTORHOMES EQUIPPED WITH COLEMAN AIRCONDITIONERS HAVING A HEAT CYCLE.SYSTEM: AIR CONDITIONER; DUCT COLLAR.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: WHEN OPERATING THE AIR CONDITIONER IN THE HEATING MODE,FIRE AND PERSONAL INJURY MAY RESULT DUE TO EXCESS HEAT PRODUCED.NOTE: AIR CONDITIONER SHOULD NOT BE OPERATED IN THE HEATING MODE UNTIL THEINSTALLATION HAS BEEN CHECKED BY THE DEALER OR SERVICE CENTER.
  • Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.

Which ones are recalled?

NHTSA counts 521 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.

Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

  • Airstream Airstreamand 1981, before the model years listed here

Who is recalling it?

  • Made by BEATRICE FOODS COMPANY.
Source:

NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.

What the record doesn’t say

  • NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
  • Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
  • This recall names only model years before 2015, which have no pages here. Your VIN, at NHTSA, says which recalls are open on a vehicle.
  • How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

Source:

Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 20, 2026.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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