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.
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Equipment: other: labels
- What is wrong
- Starcraft RV (Starcraft) is recalling certain model year 2016 AR-One toy hauler trailers, model 17XTH, manufactured from October 28, 2015, through January 19, 2016. The affected trailers may be equipped with labels that indicate incorrect tire size and tire inflation information. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 119, "New Pneumatic Tires-Other than Passenger Cars."
- Risk
- If the tires are replaced with ones that are of an incorrect size and pressure, the handling of the trailer may be adversely affected or tire failure may occur. Either condition increases the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Starcraft will notify owners and will mail them corrected labels, free of charge. The recall began on February 22, 2016. Owners may contact Starcraft customer service at 1‑800‑945‑4787. Starcraft's number for this recall is 9902260.
Recall number 16V086000 · Recall details
Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers
- What is wrong
- Starcraft RV (Starcraft) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Launch, Launch Ultra, AR-One, AR-One Maxx, Autumn Ridge, and Travel Star travel trailers manufactured July 9, 2015, to October 2, 2015. The affected trailers have a circuit breaker box with circuit breakers that may be mislabeled.
- Risk
- With an incorrectly labeled circuit breaker box, someone may turn off the wrong breaker to work on the electrical system and receive an electrical shock.
- Remedy
- Starcraft will notify owners, and will send owners a corrected circuit breaker box label, free of charge. The recall began on November 25, 2015. Owners may contact Starcraft customer service at 1‑800‑945‑4787. Starcraft's number for this recall is 9902060.
Recall number 15V680000 · Recall details
Equipment: other: labels
- What is wrong
- Starcraft RV (Starcraft) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 AR-ONE TT trailers and 2014-2016 Comet CT Hard Sided camping trailers, models 28V, 28P, 28R, 28S, 28V, 28W, BC, and BH, manufactured June 3, 2013, to February 6, 2015 and equipped with the Extreme Package Option. The affected trailers have Certification labels that incorrectly state a tire size of ST205/75R 14C when the actual tire size is LT235/75R 15C. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."
- Risk
- If the operator installs the incorrect tires due to the information on the certification label, vehicle handling could be affected, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Starcraft will notify owners, and dealers will install a corrected label, free of charge. The recall began on July 17, 2015. Owners may contact Starcraft customer service at 1‑800‑945‑4787. Starcraft's number for this recall is 9902240.
Recall number 15V400000 · Recall details
Equipment: other: labels
- What is wrong
- Starcraft RV (Starcraft) is recalling certain model year 2016 Launch and AR-One travel trailers manufactured March 31, 2015, to April 20, 2015. The affected vehicles may be equipped with Federal Certification Labels that incorrectly list the tire size as ST205/75R14C when the actual size is LT235/75R15C. As such, these labels fail to comply with Federal Regulation Part 567.
- Risk
- If the operator installs an incorrect tire due to the wrong label information, excessive tire wear may result and may cause instability during towing, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Starcraft will notify owners, and dealers will install a new corrected label, free of charge. The recall began on May 28, 2015. Owners may contact Starcraft customer service at 1‑800‑945‑4787. Starcraft's number for this recall is 9902239.
Recall number 15V258000 · Recall details
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Is the 2016 Starcraft Rv Tt Ar-One reliable?
Owners have filed 1 complaint about the 2016 Starcraft Rv Tt Ar-One, close to a typical Ar-One model year.
What is the most common problem with the 2016 Starcraft Rv Tt Ar-One?
Wheels, with 1 complaint.
How many recalls does the 2016 Starcraft Rv Tt Ar-One have?
4 recalls, covering equipment and electrical system.
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