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2002 Starcraft Travel Trailer Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jul 21, 2005
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2002 Starcraft Travel Trailer, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Tires & wheels2100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Tires & wheels

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

TIRE FAILURES- CARLISLE ST175/80R13 TRAILER TIRES. 21' STARCRAFT TRAVEL TRAILER. ON TRIP FROM MICHIGAN TO TEXAS AND BACK, HAD MULTIPLE (5) TIRE FAILURES, BLOWOUTS AND TREAD SEPARATIONS. 2 OF THESE CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE TRAVEL TRAILER. LEFT SIDE WHEELWELL DAMAGED, RIGHT SIDE WHEEL WELL DESTROYED, STORAGE COMPARTMENT AND FLOOR DESTROYED, STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WITH EXTENSIVE DAMAGE/ DESTRUCTION OF WIRING LOOM ABOVE WHEEL WELL. ABANDONED IN INDIANAPOLIS STORAGE LOT AS TRAILER WAS UNDRIVABLE. 1ST REPAIR ESTIMATE $4000.00+, STILL WAITING FOR INSURANCE ADJUSTERS ESTIMATE.

NHTSA ID 10129586 · filed Jul 21, 2005

DT: THE PIN BOX ON THE FIFTH WHEEL CAME LOOSE. THE FIFTH WHEEL WAS PARKED WHEN THIS WAS NOTICED. THE CONSUMER HAD A CERTIFIED WELDER COME AND WELD THE PART BACK TOGETHER BEFORE THE CONSUMER COULD GET BACK HOME FROM VACATION. THE STARCRAFT COMPANY TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN AND MAKE IT STRONGER. THE STARCRAFT SKS 310 IS THE MODEL ON THIS COMPLAINT. *NM THE GAP BETWEEN IT AND THE FLOOR WAS MADE IT EVIDENT THAT THE PIN BOX WELD WERE GAPED AND THE PIN BOX ITSELF WAS NO LONGER PARALLEL WITH THE FRAME. THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE CONSUMER HEARD NOISES COMING FROM THE BEDROOM AREA. THE FRONT WALL WAS CURRENTLY CURVED INWARD AT THE BOTTOM. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID 10119915 · filed Jun 20, 2005

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

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