NHTSA vehicle safety data

2004 Starcraft 21SSO Recalls & Complaints

The 2004 Starcraft 21SSO has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 2 owner complaints on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Starcraft dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2004 Starcraft 21SSO. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

2004 Starcraft 21SSO owner complaints

Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA about the 2004 Starcraft 21SSO, describing incidents dated August 6, 2006 to October 3, 2006.

Most-cited components

Tires 2 complaints

Newest complaints

ODI #10170971 · Filed October 16, 2006
IN 2005 HAD CARLISLE ST225/R75 15, RADIAL TRAIL LOAD RANGE D ON A 9600 POUND (LOADED) BUMPER PULL, TRAVEL TRAILER. BLEW 2 TIRES WITH $1000 DAMAGE TO TRAILER. SHORT TIME LATER, A THIRD TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. SOLUTION: SWITCHED TO 10 PLY, LOAD RANGE E IN MARCH OF 2006, RESULTS 2 TIRES WITH TREAD…
ODI #10165559 · Filed August 15, 2006
I PURCHASED MY TRAILER IN OCTOBER OF '05 AS A NEW TRAILER WITH NEW CARLISLE SURE TRAIL TIRES SIZE ST175/80-13. I WAS MADE AWARE THAT THESE PARTICULAR TIRES WERE PRONE TO TREAD FAILURE AND BLOWOUT SO I ALWAYS CHECK THE PRESSURE BEFORE EVERY TRIP. ON THE WAY HOME FROM A CAMPING TRIP I STOPPED AT A…

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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 2004 Starcraft 21SSO. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

2 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2004 Starcraft 21SSO.

Tires

ODI #10170971

Incident: October 3, 2006 · Filed: October 16, 2006

IN 2005 HAD CARLISLE ST225/R75 15, RADIAL TRAIL LOAD RANGE D ON A 9600 POUND (LOADED) BUMPER PULL, TRAVEL TRAILER. BLEW 2 TIRES WITH $1000 DAMAGE TO TRAILER. SHORT TIME LATER, A THIRD TIRE HAD TREAD SEPARATION. SOLUTION: SWITCHED TO 10 PLY, LOAD RANGE E IN MARCH OF 2006, RESULTS 2 TIRES WITH TREAD SEPARATION AT ABOUT 6000 MILES, A 3RD TIRE WITH TREAD SEPARATION AT 6400 MILES, AND THE NEW REPLACEMENT SPARE WITH TREAD SEPARATION AT ABOUT 400 MILES. 4 OUT OF 6 WITHIN 6800 MILES, 6 MONTHS. THE TRAILER MAKE IS A SKYLINE, LAYTON RAMPAGE, 26' TRAVEL TRAILER. THIS MAKE AND MODEL IS NOT AN OPTION ON THE PULL DOWN MENUS. DISREGARD REFERENCES TO STARCRAFT. *NM

Tires

ODI #10165559

Incident: August 6, 2006 · Filed: August 15, 2006

I PURCHASED MY TRAILER IN OCTOBER OF '05 AS A NEW TRAILER WITH NEW CARLISLE SURE TRAIL TIRES SIZE ST175/80-13. I WAS MADE AWARE THAT THESE PARTICULAR TIRES WERE PRONE TO TREAD FAILURE AND BLOWOUT SO I ALWAYS CHECK THE PRESSURE BEFORE EVERY TRIP. ON THE WAY HOME FROM A CAMPING TRIP I STOPPED AT A REST AREA AND CHECKED THE TIRES AGAIN. I FELT EACH ONE FOR HEAT AND ANY ABNORMALITIES IN THE TREAD. ALL 4 LOOKED GOOD AND WERE ONLY WARM TO THE TOUCH. IT WAS 85 DEGREES OUTSIDE. 25 MILES LATER ONE BLEW, THROWING RUBBER ALL OVER WHICH CAUSED A MALFUNCTION IN THE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM. I WAS TRAVELING RIGHT AT 60 MPH AND THE TRAILERS WEIGHT WAS 20% UNDER THE WEIGHT RATINGS POSTED ON THE SIDEWALLS. I AM THE ONLY OWNER, THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN UNDER INFLATED AND NEVER OVER LOADED AND THEY HAVE LESS THAN 5000 MILES ON THEM. THE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

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