2012 Starcraft Autumn Ridge

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the latches/locks/linkages. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Latches/Locks/Linkages2
000
Equipment1
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2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Electrical11V556000
Filed Nov 15, 20119 vehiclesStarcraft Rv, Inc.

Defect. STARCRAFT IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 AUTUMN RIDGE AND TRAVEL STAR TRAVEL TRAILERS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 6, 2011, THROUGH OCTOBER 17, 2011. THE POWER CONVERTERS MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH AN UNDERSIZED INPUT COIL, WHICH MAY CAUSE OVERHEATING, SMOKING, AND MELTING OF THE CONVERTER.

Risk. THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE, INJURY OR DEATH.

Remedy. STARCRAFT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND STARCRAFT DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE TRAVEL TRAILERS AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 17, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT STARCRAFT AT 1-800-945-4787.

Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack11V440000
Filed Aug 26, 20111,041 vehiclesStarcraft Rv, Inc.

Defect. STARCRAFT IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 AND 2012 AUTUMN RIDGE AND AUTUMN RIDGE AR-ONE TRAVEL TRAILERS MANUFACTURED FROM MARCH 30, 2011, THROUGH JULY 21, 2011. THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER BRACKETS MAY FATIGUE AND BREAK.

Risk. THE SPARE TIRE CAN FALL FROM THE VEHICLE POSSIBLY CAUSING A CRASH OR PERSONAL INJURY.

Remedy. STARCRAFT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REINFORCEMENT BRACKET FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING SEPTEMBER 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT STARCRAFT AT 1-800-945-4787.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Latches/Locks/Linkages
Filed Feb 11, 2015PA

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 STARCRAFT AUTUMN RIDGE TRAVEL TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR ENTRANCE DOOR FAILED TO UNLATCH UNTIL AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V585000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THERE WAS NO MILEAGE.

Latches/Locks/Linkages
Filed Jul 21, 2014MI

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 STARCRAFT AUTUMN RIDGE RV. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13E03900 (LATCHES, LOCKS). THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER NUMEROUS TIMES REGARDING WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE.

Equipment
Filed Jun 11, 2014VA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 STARCRAFT AUTUMN RIDGE RECREATIONAL TRAILER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13E039000 (EQUIPMENT, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) IN JANUARY OF 2014. SINCE THAT TIME, THE CONTACT HAS LEFT SEVERAL MESSAGES FOR THE MANUFACTURER, BUT HAS NOT RECEIVED A RETURN PHONE CALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2012
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20140100Routine
20130100Routine
2012 — this page3200Routine
20110300Routine
20101100Routine
20090100Routine

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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: Nov 15, 2011. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.