NHTSA campaign 13V071000
Starcraft Recall 13V-071: Progressive Dynamics Power Converter Short Circuit
NHTSA recall 13V071000 was reported by Starcraft RV, Inc. on March 1, 2013, with 11 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Starcraft Autumn Ridge and Starcraft Travel Star for the 2013 model year. Owners were notified on March 20, 2013, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 13V071000 (also written 13V-071 or 13V071)
- Filed by
- Starcraft RV, Inc.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 11 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Electrical
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V071000. 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
- 2013 · Vehicles built January 24, 2013 – February 27, 2013 (per NHTSA)
Starcraft Travel Star
- 2013 · Vehicles built January 24, 2013 – February 27, 2013 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V071000.
Defect description
Starcraft is recalling certain model year 2013 Autumn Ridge and Travel Star travel trailers manufactured January 24, 2013, through February 27, 2013 and equipped with a power converter supplied by Progressive Dynamics, Inc. The affected power converters, used in recreational vehicles to convert A/C power, have internal components that may short circuit.
Safety consequence
An electrical short may lead to a vehicle fire.
Manufacturer remedy
Starcraft will notify owners and dealers will modify the affected power converters free of charge. The safety recall began on March 20, 2013. Owners may contact Starcraft at 1-800-945-4787.
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 13V071000
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.