EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
2016 Starcraft Rv Tt Ar-One
Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Overview
Our database contains 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2016 Starcraft Rv Tt Ar-One, most frequently naming the other / unspecified category. 4 safety recalls have been issued covering this model year; and 2 manufacturer communications are on file.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Complaint activity over time
When owners filed reports about this model year
Not enough dated records to plot a meaningful trend — 1 month of data.
What owners report
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
- Other / unspecified1100.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Safety recalls
4 campaigns cover this model year
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.
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Recent owner complaints
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
STARCRAFT TRAVEL TRAILER SPARE TIRE MOUNT FAILED. HIGH POTENTIAL OF SEVERE OR FATAL ACCIDENT TO FOLLOWING VEHICLES. 2016 STARCRAFT AR-ONE 15RB TRAVEL TRAILER THE TRAILER'S FULL-SIZED SPARE TIRE IS MOUNTED ON A BRACKET BOLTED TO THE BACK BUMPER. THE BRACKET IS A SQUARE U SHAPED, APPROXIMATELY 2 INCH BENT BAR WELDED TO A VERTICAL BAR THAT ATTACHES TO THE BUMPER. THE U BRACKET COMPLETELY BROKE AT THE TOP U CORNERS AT THE BEND. THE WELD DID NOT BREAK - THE STEEL SEVERED AT THE BEND. FORTUNATELY, THE OTHER PART OF THE BRACKET DID NOT BREAK, BUT THE SPARE TIRE WAS FLOPPING ABOUT FOR AN UNKNOWN DISTANCE ON THE ROAD, ESSENTIALLY "HANGING BY A THREAD". IT IS EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THAT THE WHOLE BRACKET DID NOT BREAK, RESULTING IN A HEAVY SPARE TIRE BOUNCING DOWN THE ROAD, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A SEVERE OR FATAL ACCIDENT TO FOLLOWING TRAFFIC. THE SPARE TIRE MOUNT IS CLEARLY UNDER-ENGINEERED AND UNDERSIZED FOR A FULL SIZE SPARE TIRE. OUR OPINION IS THAT STARCRAFT MUST RECALL ANY AND ALL OF THEIR TRAILERS THAT USE THIS SPARE MOUNTING BRACKET AND REPLACE IT WITH A MUCH HEAVIER DUTY MODEL BEFORE THERE IS A FATALITY ON THE HIGHWAY. THE SPECIFIC TRAILER WAS AN AR-ONE 15RB, BUT IT SEEMS VERY PROBABLY THAT THE SAME SPARE TIRE BRACKET IS USED ON ALL AR-ONES, AND POSSIBLY OTHER STARCRAFT TRAVEL TRAILERS. THIS WAS ON A BRAND NEW TRAILER, SO THERE WAS NO TIME FOR RUST OR OTHER PROBLEM TO AGGRAVATE THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS INHERENT TO THE DESIGN, AND RESULTS FROM USING UNDERSIZED STEEL BARS.
- NHTSA ID
- 10733945
- Incident
- Jul 13, 2015
- Mileage
- 400 mi
Manufacturer communications
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Inspect rock guard window for glass pane separation from the window frame
STRUCTURE
STARCRAFT RV: TSB CONTAINS A DEALER'S/OWNER'S NOTIFICATION LETTER. SELECT DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON BELOW. ON CERTAIN MODEL RVS, AN INSPECTION IS REQUIRED REGARDING GLUE FAILURE HOLDING ROCK GUARD WINDOW GLASS TO FRAME AND ALLOWING MOISTURE TO ENTER THRU WINDOW. MODEL 2015-16 AUTUMN RIDGE, AR-ONE, LAUNCH ULTRA LITE, LAUNCH TRAVEL TRAILERS. *PE
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.
Compare model years
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.