NHTSA campaign 11V556000
Starcraft Recall 11V-556: IMPROPERLY BUILT CONVERTER
NHTSA recall 11V556000 was reported by STARCRAFT RV, INC. on November 15, 2011, with 9 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Starcraft Autumn Ridge and Starcraft Travel Star for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on February 17, 2012, 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 11V556000 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.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 11V556000 (also written 11V-556 or 11V556)
- Filed by
- STARCRAFT RV, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 9 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Electrical
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V556000. 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 Autumn Ridge
- 2012 · Vehicles built October 6, 2011 – October 17, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Starcraft Travel Star
- 2012 · Vehicles built October 6, 2011 – October 17, 2011 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V556000.
Defect description
STARCRAFT IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 AUTUMN RIDGE AND TRAVEL STAR TRAVEL TRAILERS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 6, 2011, THROUGH OCTOBER 17, 2011. THE POWER CONVERTERS MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH AN UNDERSIZED INPUT COIL, WHICH MAY CAUSE OVERHEATING, SMOKING, AND MELTING OF THE CONVERTER.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE, INJURY OR DEATH.
Manufacturer remedy
STARCRAFT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND STARCRAFT DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE TRAVEL TRAILERS AS NECESSARY, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 17, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT STARCRAFT AT 1-800-945-4787.
Notes
OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 11V556000
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.