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2008 Starcraft Folding Camping Trailer

Routine

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

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Equipment1
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1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Mechanical › Winch07V485000
Filed Oct 16, 20071,014 vehiclesStarcraft Rv, Inc.

Defect. ON CERTAIN FOLDING CAMPING TRAILERS (FCT) EQUIPPED WITH A POWER WINCH UNIT, MODEL P55000, BUILT BY CAREFREE OF COLORADO, AN INCORRECT MATERIAL WAS USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF THE CABLE SHAFTS ON SOME OF THESE POWER WINCH UNITS. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES WHILE THE FOLDING CAMPING TRAILER TOP IS BEING LIFTED, IF THE WINCH IS PLACED INTO A STALL CONDITION, THE CABLE SHAFT MAY BREAK PRIOR TO THE FUSE OR CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPING.

Risk. SHOULD THE CABLE SHAFT BREAK, THE FCT TOP COULD THEN FREE-FALL INTO THE LOWER POSITION, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURIES.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW CABLE SHAFTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 10, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT STARCRAFT AT 260-593-2550.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Equipment
Filed Jun 28, 2022SC

The contact owns a 2008 StarCraft Centennial 3610 Folding Camping Trailer equipped with a cable shaft. The contact stated while turning the crank to raise the rifts of the RV, the cable shaft detached, causing the rifts to crash down and the trailer top fell into the lower position. There were no injuries sustained. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that he had to pay out-of-pocket for the repair. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 07V485000 (Equipment). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they did not have the trailer VIN in their records. The RV was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was unknown. The VIN was invalid.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2008
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
2008 — 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: Oct 16, 2007. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.