NHTSA campaign 13V559000
Starcraft Recall 13V-559: Roof Support may giveway allowing Collapse
NHTSA recall 13V559000 was reported by Starcraft RV, Inc. on November 7, 2013, with 57 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Starcraft Comet and Starcraft Starcraft for the 2013 model year. Owners were notified on December 19, 2013, 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 13V559000 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
- 13V559000 (also written 13V-559 or 13V559)
- Filed by
- Starcraft RV, Inc.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 57 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Body — Roof and Pillars
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 29.82% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V559000. 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 Comet
- 2013 · Vehicles built August 2, 2010 – August 9, 2012 (per NHTSA)
Starcraft Starcraft
- 2013 · Vehicles built August 2, 2010 – August 9, 2012 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V559000.
Defect description
Starcraft RV is recalling certain model year 2013 Starcraft RT and Comet pop-up camping trailers manufactured August 2, 2010, through August 9, 2012. In these vehicles, if a component failure occurs in the roof lifter system, the failure may cause the roof to abruptly collapse to the closed position.
Safety consequence
If the roof abruptly closes, there is an increased risk of personal injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Starcraft RV will notify owners, and dealers will add a metal stop that prevents to sudden collapse of the roof, free of charge. The recall beganon December 19, 2013. Owners may contact Starcraft at 1-800-945-4787 for more information.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V559000
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.