Vinnie's

Vinnie's is an Airstream repair shop based in Sacramento, California, at 8220 Siena Avenue. You bring the trailer to the shop rather than having a tech come to you. There is also a Tallahassee, Florida location that offers nearly the same services as Sacramento.

Vinnie's works on Airstream travel trailers from model year 2000 on, and nothing else. The list of work is long: roof reseals, pressure testing for hard to find leaks, awning repair and replacement, soft spots in the floor, axle replacement, brake inspection, bearing repack, solar and lithium upgrades, inverter upgrades, DC-DC chargers, additional or replacement AC units, fridge and microwave replacement, skylights, fan upgrades, and paintless dent repair on body panels. A roof reseal is worth asking about even if nothing is leaking yet, since the shop itself recommends doing it every three to five years before small cracks turn into a soaked subfloor.

No hourly rate, trip fee or price list is published, so ask when you call what a given repair runs and how long the shop's queue is. There is no stated service area beyond the two shop locations, so confirm whether they want the trailer delivered or can arrange transport.

Vinnie himself is an Airstream owner who has spent close to two decades in the work, and the shop names its paintless dent specialist, Ivan the Great, by name. Google rates the business 4.8 stars from 38 reviews.

This is a good fit for an Airstream owner willing to haul the trailer to Sacramento or Tallahassee for real body, roof or system work, rather than someone looking for a mobile fix at the campsite.