2002 Starcraft 21Sso

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the tires. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Tires1
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1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer03V315000
Filed Aug 26, 20032,966 vehiclesStarcraft Rv, Inc.

Defect. ON CERTAIN EXPANDABLE TRAVEL TRAILERS, THE REAR BED IS LARGE ENOUGH THAT EXCESS WEIGHT MAY BE PLACED ON THE BED, EXCEEDING THE SUPPORT CAPACITY OF THE BRACKETS.

Risk. THE BED COULD FALL ON SOMEONE CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY.

Remedy. STARCRAFT WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND STRENGHTEN THE BED BRACKETS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 9, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT STARCRAFT AT

What owners reported

Newest filings
Tires
Filed Jun 1, 2005WI

I HAVE CARLISLE RADIAL ST175/80R13 TRAILER TIRES ON MY 2002 STARCRAFT TRAVELSTAR TRAILER. OVER THE WEEKEND I HAD A TIRE BLOW OUT. BASICALLY THE TREAD PULLED AWAY FROM THE TIRE. THE SIDE WALL DID NOT GIVE OUT. THIS WAS THE 4TH TIRE I HAD BLOW OUT FROM THE 4 ORIGINAL CARLISLE TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE CAMPER. LAST YEAR 2 TIRES BLEWOUT. THE TRAILER IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. THE TRAILER WAS ONLY 1 YEAR AND 2 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME OF THE PREVIOUS BLOWOUTS. ALL FOUR TIRES HAD THE TREAD PEEL AWAY. TIRES WERE CHECKED BEFORE EACH TRIP. AIR PRESSURE WAS SET TO 50 PSI COLD TEMP. TRAILER WEIGHT WAS 350 TO 550 LBS BELOW GVWR. THE FIRST TIRE THAT BLEW WAS THE BACK RIGHT TIRE AND THE NEXT 3 HAVE MADE THERE WAY AROUND THE TRAILER IN A COUNTER CLOCKWISE DIRECTION. THIS SEEMS VERY UNUSUAL FOR TIRES TO BLOWOUT LIKE THIS. THE TEMPERATURE AND SPEED BEING TRAVELED WERE ALL DIFFERENT AT THE TIME OF THE BLOWOUTS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE IS SOME TYPE OF DEFECT WITH THESE TIRES. I HAVE E-MAILED CARLISLE BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM THEM.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2004
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20042100Routine
20030100Routine
2002 — this page1100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Aug 26, 2003. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.