- Vehicles
- 5
- Built between
- Sep 2015 – Oct 2015
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 23 October 2019
- Repaired
- 60%
- Unrepaired
- 2
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 2015 and October 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2016 Starcraft Rv Fw SolsticeBuilt September 2015 to October 2015
Repair progress
2 of 5 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2021.
60% repaired — 3 of 5 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 (Starcraft) is recalling 2016 Solstice Travel Star fifth wheel trailers equipped with Atwood on-demand water heaters. The water heaters have a water and gas valve that may cause the water heater to overheat the water in the hot water supply tap.
What could happen
The overheating of the water may result in the release of steam, possibly causing the operator is to scald themselves, increasing the risk of injury.
What gets fixed
Starcraft will notify owners, and Atwood dealers will install a water flow adjustment stop key that prevents the recall condition from occurring, free of charge. The recall began on October 23, 2019.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 2015 to October 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA18 October 2019
- Owners notified23 October 2019
- Latest repair reportQ3 2021 — 60% 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 18 October 2019.
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 Starcraft customer service at 1-800-945-4787 or Atwood customer service at 1-877-546-9074.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- na
- Recalling manufacturer
- Starcraft RV
- 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.