What caused front panel creases?

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Originally Posted by jaybauman

In my experience, it seems to be more related to "the luck of the draw" than anything else. I towed a 2019 Flying Cloud 30Bunk for 20,000 miles through every weather and topography. I sold it with the front aluminum looking as good as new. My 2021 Classic 33 showed the front aluminum buckling during our first trip...same TV, same hitch.

Does this mean that the 30Bunks are all good and the 33Classics are all bad? Of course not. It only means that some (maybe a large fraction?) of us have had front end failures. Without pause, Airstream rebuilt my front-end with only very slight buckling evidence present during the diagnostic. They owned my problem and fixed it accordingly.

There are lots of reasons to NOT purchase a 30Bunk. In my mind, potential front end separation is NOT one of these reasons.

I’m interested in reading if you’re interested in sharing some of the reasons NOT to purchase a 30Bunk.