2005 Starcraft Homestead Settler

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure › frame and members. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Structure › Frame and Members1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer08V381000
Filed Aug 1, 200816,644 vehiclesStarcraft Rv, Inc.

Defect. STARCRAFT IS RECALLING 16,644 MY 2004-2007 ANTIGUA, ARUBA, ARUBA FW, HOMESTEAD, HOMESTEAD FW, HOMESTEAD SETTLER, TRAVEL STAR, MY 2005 ARUBA TAHITI, ARUBA TAHITI FW, AMBIENT, HOMESTEAD RANCHER, HOMESTEAD RANCHER FW, MY 2006 ANTIGUA XLT, TRAVELSTAR XLT, MY 2006-2007 STARCRAFT, AND MY 2007 STARSTREAM AND NXP MOTOR HOMES, FIFTH WHEEL AND TRAVEL TRAILERS EQUIPPED WITH A TWO-DOOR REFRIGERATOR MANUFACTURED BY THE DOMETIC CORPORATION. THE REFRIGERATOR MAY HAVE A DEFECT IN THE BOILER TUBE. PRESSURIZED COOLANT SOLUTION COULD BE RELEASED INTO AN AREA WHERE AN IGNITION SOURCE (GAS FLAME) IS PRESENT.

Risk. IF THIS SOLUTION IS EXPOSED TO AN IGNITION SOURCE UNDER CERTAIN SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES, IT CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.

Remedy. STARCRAFT IS WORKING WITH DOMETIC TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS (PLEASE SEE 08E032). DOMETIC WILL REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS BY INSTALLING A SECONDARY BURN HOUSING, A THERMAL FUSE, AND A MELT FUSE FREE OF CHARGE. DOMETIC HAS RETAINED STERICYCLE INC. TO MANAGE THIS CAMPAIGN. STERICYCLE WILL ASSIST THE OWNER IN LOCATING DEALERSHIPS OR SERVICE CENTERS AND WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH SCHEDULING OF APPOINTMENTS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOMETIC/STERICYCLE AT 1-888-446-5157 OR STARCRAFT AT 1-260-593-2550.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Structure › Frame and Members
Filed Nov 4, 20085,000 milesAZ

2005 STARCRAFT 28.5 RSQB HOMESTEAD SETTLER. ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE INSIDES OF THE TIRES. THERE IS LESS THAN 5000 MILES ON THE TRAILER AND I HAVE GONE THROUGH TWO SETS OF TIRES. I HAVE CONTACTED SEVERAL RV REPAIR CENTERS THAT SAY THE AXLES NEED TO BE REPLACED. I CONTACTED STARCRAFT AND THEY STATED I HAVE AN OVERLOADED TRAILER, WHICH IS NOT TRUE! THE PROBLEM WAS NOT NOTICED UNTIL VEHICLE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. STARCRAFT REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS LIKE THIS STATED ON THE WEB FOR SEVERAL MAKES AND MODELS OF RV'S. *TR

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2005
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20070100Routine
20060100Routine
2005 — this page1100Routine
20040100Routine

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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 1, 2008. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.