NHTSA campaign 08V381000
Starcraft Recall 08V-381: REFRIGERATOR/DOMETIC
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 08V381000 was reported by STARCRAFT RV, INC. on August 1, 2008, with 16,644 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Starcraft Antigua, Starcraft Aruba, Starcraft Aruba FW and more for model years 2004–2007. Owners were notified on October 24, 2008, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 08V381000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V381000 (also written 08V-381 or 08V381)
- Filed by
- STARCRAFT RV, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 16,644 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Equipment Query EQ08-010 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V381000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Starcraft
Starcraft Ambient
- 2005 · Vehicles built June 1, 2003 – September 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Starcraft Antigua
Starcraft Antigua XLT
- 2006 · Vehicles built June 1, 2003 – September 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Starcraft Aruba
Starcraft Aruba FW
Starcraft Aruba Tahiti
- 2005 · Vehicles built June 1, 2003 – September 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Starcraft Aruba Tahiti FW
- 2005 · Vehicles built June 1, 2003 – September 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Starcraft Homestead
Starcraft Homestead FW
Starcraft Homestead Rancher
- 2005 · Vehicles built June 1, 2003 – September 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Starcraft Homestead Rancher FW
- 2005 · Vehicles built June 1, 2003 – September 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Starcraft Homestead Settler
Starcraft NXP
- 2007 · Vehicles built June 1, 2003 – September 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Starcraft Starcraft ST
Starcraft Starstream
- 2007 · Vehicles built June 1, 2003 – September 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
Starcraft Travel Star
Starcraft Travelstar XLT
- 2006 · Vehicles built June 1, 2003 – September 30, 2006 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V381000.
Defect description
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.
Safety consequence
IF THIS SOLUTION IS EXPOSED TO AN IGNITION SOURCE UNDER CERTAIN SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES, IT CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
Manufacturer 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.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 08V381000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.