I have carlisle radial st175/80r13 trailer tires on my 2002 starcraft travelstar trailer. Over the weekend I had a tire blow out. Basically the tread pulled away from the tire. The side wall did not give out. This was the 4th tire I had blow out from the 4 original carlisle tires that came with the camper. Last year 2 tires blewout. The trailer is only 3 years old. The trailer was only 1 year and 2 years old at the time of the previous blowouts. All four tires had the tread peel away. Tires were checked before each trip. Air pressure was set to 50 psi cold temp. Trailer weight was 350 to 550 lbs below gvwr. The first tire that blew was the back right tire and the next 3 have made there way around the trailer in a counter clockwise direction. This seems very unusual for tires to blowout like this. The temperature and speed being traveled were all different at the time of the blowouts. It seems to me that there is some type of defect with these tires. I have e-mailed carlisle but have not received a response from them.
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Equipment: recreational vehicle/trailer
- What is wrong
- On certain expandable travel trailers, the rear bed is large enough that excess weight may be placed on the bed, exceeding the support capacity of the brackets.
- Risk
- The bed could fall on someone causing personal injury.
- Remedy
- Starcraft will notify its customers and strenghten the bed brackets free of charge. Owner notification began september 9, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact starcraft at
Recall number 03V315000 · Recall details
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Is the 2002 Starcraft 21SSO reliable?
Owners have filed 1 complaint about the 2002 Starcraft 21SSO, fewer than a typical 21SSO model year.
What is the most common problem with the 2002 Starcraft 21SSO?
Tires, with 1 complaint.
How many recalls does the 2002 Starcraft 21SSO have?
1 recall, covering equipment.
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