Starcraft Homestead Settler 2005
Model Homestead Settler made in 2005 by Starcraft got 2 consumer complains as well as 1 recall. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to structure and suspension. There was one recall concerning equipment .
Model 2005
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| EQUIPMENT - RECREATIONAL VEHICLE | ||||||||||||||||
| 08V381000 | STARCRAFT RV, INC. | from 06/01/2003 to 09/30/2006 | V (Vehicle) | 16644 | 10/24/2008 | ODI | STARCRAFT RV, INC. | 08/01/2008 | 08/04/2008 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Starcraft is recalling 16,644 my 2004-2007 antigua, aruba, aruba fw, homestead, homestead fw, homestead settler, travel star, my 2005 aruba tahiti, aruba tahiti fw, ambient, homestead rancher, homestead rancher fw, my 2006 antigua xlt, travelstar xlt, my 2006-2007 starcraft, and my 2007 starstream and nxp motor homes, fifth wheel and travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation. the refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube. pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If this solution is exposed to an ignition source under certain specific circumstances, it can result in a vehicle fire. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Starcraft is working with dometic to repair these refrigerators (please see 08e032). dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. dometic has retained stericycle inc. to manage this campaign. stericycle will assist the owner in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or starcraft at 1-260-593-2550. | |||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 06/01/2008 | 5000 | 1 | |
| 2005 starcraft 28.5 rsqb homestead settler. all four tires have excessive wear on the insides of the tires. there is less than 5000 miles on the trailer and i have gone through two sets of tires. i have contacted several rv repair centers that say the axles need to be replaced. i contacted starcraft and they stated i have an overloaded trailer, which is not true! the problem was not noticed until vehicle warranty had expired. starcraft refuses to acknowledge there is a problem, even though there are numerous complaints like this stated on the web for several makes and models of rv's. *tr | |||
| SUSPENSION | |||
| 06/01/2008 | 5000 | 1 | |
| 2005 starcraft 28.5 rsqb homestead settler. all four tires have excessive wear on the insides of the tires. there is less than 5000 miles on the trailer and i have gone through two sets of tires. i have contacted several rv repair centers that say the axles need to be replaced. i contacted starcraft and they stated i have an overloaded trailer, which is not true! the problem was not noticed until vehicle warranty had expired. starcraft refuses to acknowledge there is a problem, even though there are numerous complaints like this stated on the web for several makes and models of rv's. *tr | |||