Starcraft Equipment: Labels

Starcraft is recalling about 26 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. If the trailer is loaded to the gross vehicle weight rating that is listed on the label for the higher capacity tires, the tires may suddenly fail increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
13V609000
Manufacturer
Starcraft RV, Inc.
Reported
3 December 2013
Vehicles
26
Built between
Jun 2013 – Sep 2013
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
8 January 2014
Repaired
54%
Unrepaired
12

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 2013 and September 2013. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2014 Starcraft 16BH AR-ONEBuilt June 2013 to September 2013

Repair progress

12 of 26 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2015.

54% repaired — 14 of 26 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Starcraft RV, Inc. (Starcraft) is recalling certain model year 2014 16BH AR-ONE trailers manufactured between June 3, 2013, through September 30, 2013. The vehicles were built with tires of a lower load range than the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating requires.

What could happen

If the trailer is loaded to the gross vehicle weight rating that is listed on the label for the higher capacity tires, the tires may suddenly fail increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Starcraft RV will notify owners and dealers will replace the tires and the spare tire with new ST175.80R13D tires and issue a correct tire label, free of charge. The recall began on January 8, 2014.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 2013 to September 2013
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA3 December 2013
  3. Owners notified8 January 2014
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2015 — 54% repaired

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 3 December 2013.

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

Customers may contact Starcraft at 1-800-945-4787.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
Starcraft RV, Inc.
Recall initiated by
MFR

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

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.

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