- Vehicles
- 16,644
- Built between
- Jun 2003 – Sep 2006
- Models
- 17
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 24 October 2008
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 2003 and September 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2005 Starcraft AmbientBuilt June 2003 to September 2006
- 2004-2007 Starcraft AntiguaBuilt June 2003 to September 2006
- 2006 Starcraft Antigua XLTBuilt June 2003 to September 2006
- 2004-2007 Starcraft ArubaBuilt June 2003 to September 2006
- 2004-2007 Starcraft Aruba FWBuilt June 2003 to September 2006
- 2005 Starcraft Aruba TahitiBuilt June 2003 to September 2006
- 2005 Starcraft Aruba Tahiti FWBuilt June 2003 to September 2006
- 2004-2007 Starcraft HomesteadBuilt June 2003 to September 2006
- 2004-2007 Starcraft Homestead FWBuilt June 2003 to September 2006
- 2005 Starcraft Homestead RancherBuilt June 2003 to September 2006
- 2005 Starcraft Homestead Rancher FWBuilt June 2003 to September 2006
- 2004-2007 Starcraft Homestead SettlerBuilt June 2003 to September 2006
- 2007 Starcraft NXPBuilt June 2003 to September 2006
- 2006-2007 Starcraft Starcraft STBuilt June 2003 to September 2006
- 2007 Starcraft StarstreamBuilt June 2003 to September 2006
- 2004-2007 Starcraft Travel StarBuilt June 2003 to September 2006
- 2006 Starcraft Travelstar XLTBuilt June 2003 to September 2006
What the defect is
Starcraft is recalling 16,644 my 2004-2007 antigua, aruba, aruba fw, homestead, homestead fw, homestead settler, travel star, my 2005 aruba tahiti, aruba tahiti fw, ambient, homestead rancher, homestead rancher fw, my 2006 antigua xlt, travelstar xlt, my 2006-2007 starcraft, and my 2007 starstream and nxp motor homes, fifth wheel and travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation. The refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.
What could happen
If this solution is exposed to an ignition source under certain specific circumstances, it can result in a vehicle fire.
What gets fixed
STARCRAFT IS WORKING WITH DOMETIC TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 08E032). DOMETIC WILL REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS BY INSTALLING A SECONDARY BURN HOUSING, A THERMAL FUSE, AND A MELT FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. DOMETIC HAS RETAINED STERICYCLE INC. TO MANAGE THIS CAMPAIGN. STERICYCLE WILL ASSIST THE OWNER IN LOCATING DEALERSHIPS OR SERVICE CENTERS AND WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH SCHEDULING OF APPOINTMENTS.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 2003 to September 2006
- Recall reported to NHTSA1 August 2008
- Owners notified24 October 2008
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 1 August 2008.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or starcraft at 1-260-593-2550.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- STARCRAFT RV, INC.
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.