NHTSA vehicle safety data

2002 Starcraft 21SSO Recalls & Complaints

The 2002 Starcraft 21SSO has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 1 owner complaint on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Starcraft dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2002 Starcraft 21SSO. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2002 Starcraft 21SSO owner complaints

Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA about the 2002 Starcraft 21SSO, describing incidents dated May 30, 2005.

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Tires 1 complaint

Newest complaints

ODI #10123864 · Filed June 1, 2005
I HAVE CARLISLE RADIAL ST175/80R13 TRAILER TIRES ON MY 2002 STARCRAFT TRAVELSTAR TRAILER. OVER THE WEEKEND I HAD A TIRE BLOW OUT. BASICALLY THE TREAD PULLED AWAY FROM THE TIRE. THE SIDE WALL DID NOT GIVE OUT. THIS WAS THE 4TH TIRE I HAD BLOW OUT FROM THE 4 ORIGINAL CARLISLE TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE…

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STARCRAFT/REAR BED COLLAPSES

NHTSA #03V315000 · Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer · NHTSA notice

Reported August 26, 2003 · STARCRAFT RV, INC.

Potentially affected: 2,966 vehicles

Owners notified September 5, 2003 · Vehicles built November 1, 2001 – August 6, 2003 (per NHTSA)

Defect description

ON CERTAIN EXPANDABLE TRAVEL TRAILERS, THE REAR BED IS LARGE ENOUGH THAT EXCESS WEIGHT MAY BE PLACED ON THE BED, EXCEEDING THE SUPPORT CAPACITY OF THE BRACKETS.

Safety consequence

THE BED COULD FALL ON SOMEONE CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY.

Manufacturer remedy

STARCRAFT WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND STRENGHTEN THE BED BRACKETS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 9, 2003. 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

Notes

ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2002 Starcraft 21SSO. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

1 owner complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2002 Starcraft 21SSO.

Tires

ODI #10123864

Incident: May 30, 2005 · Filed: June 1, 2005

I HAVE CARLISLE RADIAL ST175/80R13 TRAILER TIRES ON MY 2002 STARCRAFT TRAVELSTAR TRAILER. OVER THE WEEKEND I HAD A TIRE BLOW OUT. BASICALLY THE TREAD PULLED AWAY FROM THE TIRE. THE SIDE WALL DID NOT GIVE OUT. THIS WAS THE 4TH TIRE I HAD BLOW OUT FROM THE 4 ORIGINAL CARLISLE TIRES THAT CAME WITH THE CAMPER. LAST YEAR 2 TIRES BLEWOUT. THE TRAILER IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. THE TRAILER WAS ONLY 1 YEAR AND 2 YEARS OLD AT THE TIME OF THE PREVIOUS BLOWOUTS. ALL FOUR TIRES HAD THE TREAD PEEL AWAY. TIRES WERE CHECKED BEFORE EACH TRIP. AIR PRESSURE WAS SET TO 50 PSI COLD TEMP. TRAILER WEIGHT WAS 350 TO 550 LBS BELOW GVWR. THE FIRST TIRE THAT BLEW WAS THE BACK RIGHT TIRE AND THE NEXT 3 HAVE MADE THERE WAY AROUND THE TRAILER IN A COUNTER CLOCKWISE DIRECTION. THIS SEEMS VERY UNUSUAL FOR TIRES TO BLOWOUT LIKE THIS. THE TEMPERATURE AND SPEED BEING TRAVELED WERE ALL DIFFERENT AT THE TIME OF THE BLOWOUTS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE IS SOME TYPE OF DEFECT WITH THESE TIRES. I HAVE E-MAILED CARLISLE BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM THEM.

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