Starcraft Equipment: Labels

Starcraft is recalling about 1,530 vehicles over a problem with the equipment.

Campaign
77V209000
Manufacturer
STARCRAFT COMPANY
Reported
23 November 1977
Vehicles
1,530
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
4 December 1977
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 1977 Starcraft Starcraft

What the defect is

These vehicles may not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 120, "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars". The existing certification labels show gross vehicle weight as 2680 lbs. Rather than 2630 lbs. If vehicle is loaded to the maximum weight stated on the label, overloading could lead to tire tread separations.

What gets fixed

DEALER WILL INSTALL A CERTIFICATION LABEL SHOWING THE PROPER GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING AT NO COST TO OWNER.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA23 November 1977
  2. Owners notified4 December 1977

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 23 November 1977.

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.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
STARCRAFT COMPANY
Safety standard
FMVSS 120
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

Vehicle description: camping trailers.system: equipment; certification labels.consequences of defect: continued operation could lead to air loss, loss ofvehicle control, and an accident.note: thumping noises from the tire or vehicle vibration may indicate treadseparation.

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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