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Five Rivet Dealers and the
Above-and-Beyond Experience You Get

June 24, 2022
A silver Airstream trailer is parked by the water with two people sitting outside. Above them, bold text reads “FIVE RIVET” with five blue rivet icons below. The sky is blue with scattered clouds.

Nothing compares to the Airstream travel experience – and when it comes to buying a new Airstream the same is true of the experience you find at our Five Rivet Dealers.

Whether you're in the market for a new Airstream or need top-tier service for maintenance, your local Airstream dealer is your trusted source for outstanding sales, service, and support. Within Airstream's nationwide dealer network, our Five Rivet Dealers shine for their exceptional commitment to detail and excellence throughout every step of the ownership journey.

Let’s unpack what each category means to you and how your Five Rivet Dealer rises to the occasion.

1. The Brand: Representing the Airstream Name You know and Love

Once you start shopping for an RV, you’ll see just how different Airstream really is from the pack. With a nearly 100-year history of unmatched quality, Airstream is an American icon. We know that if you fall in love with the Airstream brand, you want to interact with that brand in ways that make sense and feel connected. Five Rivet Dealers are stewards of that experience.

Each Five Rivet Dealer has their own dedicated website just for Airstreams, where they keep an up-to-date Airstream-specific inventory you can browse anytime. The same inventory is on the lot for you to browse in person whenever you’re ready.

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2. The Shopping Experience: Helping You Choose your Airstream

During your shopping experience, you need someone who has answers to your most minute and detailed questions. This is your home-away-from-home after all. Five Rivet Dealers are specially trained via Airstream University, as well as hands-on sessions in the factory at our headquarters. That means they know each model inside and out, top to bottom, and they can help you narrow in on which one is right for you.

Getting on a Five Rivet Dealer’s calendar is easy. When you reach out, your Five Rivet Dealer will respond within 24 hours. That way, you can strike while the iron is hot and set the pace of your own shopping experience.

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3. The Delivery Experience: Getting Acquainted with Your Airstream

Once you’ve purchased your Airstream and it’s been handmade by our craftspeople in Jackson Center, Ohio, it’s time to take delivery. But delivering an Airstream isn’t like delivering an Amazon package. Your Five Rivet Dealer will meet up with you in person on the lot to do a thorough walkthrough of your exact Airstream.

Not sure what that switch does? Curious on how to empty the tanks? Never towed before? No problem. This is the perfect time to make sure you get every question answered, with your Five Rivet Dealer as your own personal expert guide.

And it doesn’t end when you roll off the lot. Your Five Rivet Dealer will schedule a 90-day follow-up visit back at the dealership. After 90 days, you’ll have come up with some new questions, and you’ll leave with those answers as well as any refresher you need. Our goal is to make sure you’re confident in handling, caring for, and enjoying your Airstream for years to come.

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4. The Service Experience: Exceptional Repair, Replacement, and Maintenance

There are tens of thousands of Airstreams on the road today – some built recently and some as far back as the 1930s. No matter what year your Airstream was made, you’re entitled to outstanding service and maintenance at your Five Rivet Dealer.

Each Five Rivet Dealer has Certified Airstream Service Technicians on staff, and they’re the only people allowed to work on your Airstream’s service and maintenance. Certification renews every 18 months, at which point Certified Technicians complete updated factory training and Airstream University curriculum. That way, they’re never working off of an older understanding of how to service any Airstream model.

Five Rivet Dealers are also dedicated to servicing your Airstream in a timely fashion. They’ll schedule your service appointment within five weeks of your original request or fit you in within two business days if you need emergency service. Five Rivet Dealers keep a well-stocked inventory of Airstream parts, so repairs and replacements happen on schedule.

Curious about how to do quick fixes on your own? Head to Airstream Academy for resources.

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5. Long-term Loyalty: Earning Trust

Once you’ve gone through the entire experience from shopping to buying to service and maintenance, we’ll send a third-party, unbiased survey with a few simple questions and a rating system. Your answers — which can be as brief or as detailed as you’d like — give us a clear picture of how well we’ve kept our promises and delivered on your expectations.

To maintain their Five Rivet Program status, each dealership must earn an above-average rating in all categories. The survey responses not only give direction on how to better train and support Five Rivet dealers now and in the future, but they determine whether or not a dealer acquires the outstanding status. With the goal of wanting to continuously enhance the customer experience across the board, it only makes sense to design a customer-centric program where the owners dictate the outcome instead of Airstream.

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Find your Five Rivet Dealer

With a Five Rivet Dealer at your side, you can be sure you’re getting the full Airstream experience. Use our dealer locator to find the Five Rivet Dealer closest to you. Five Rivet Dealers are marked with the Five Rivet logo, so they stand out in your search results.

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