NHTSA campaign 96V165000

Starcraft Recall 96V-165: STARCRAFT/BED ASSEMBLY

NHTSA recall 96V165000 was reported by STARCRAFT RV, INC. on September 9, 1996, with 1,061 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Starcraft Venture for model years 1996–1997. Owners were notified on September 19, 1996, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 96V165000 (also written 96V-165 or 96V165)
Filed by: STARCRAFT RV, INC.
Report received: September 9, 1996
Potentially affected: 1,061 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Structure — Frame and Members
Owners notified: September 19, 1996

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 96V165000. 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 Venture
- 1996, 1997 · Vehicles built November 1, 1995 – August 31, 1996 (per NHTSA)

All Starcraft recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 96V165000.

Defect description

THE BED ASSEMBLY CAN BYPASS THE STOP MECHANISM ALLOWING IT TO SEPARATE ITSELF FROM THE BED TRACK.

Safety consequence

THE BED CAN POTENTIALLY FALL ONTO THE LIQUID PROPANE TANK OR TO THE GROUND.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL ADD SPACERS TO ALIGN THE BED STOPS.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION:OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 30, 1996. NOTE: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 1-219-593-2550.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 96V165000

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.