The defect
Starcraft RV (Starcraft) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 AR-ONE Maxx travel trailers and fifth wheels manufactured May 4, 2015, to June 27, 2016. The affected vehicles may be equipped with a Federal Label with incorrect tire information, and as a result, the owner could replace the tire with an incorrect size. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims."
The risk
If the tire is replaced with an incorrect tire size, vehicle handling could be affected, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Starcraft will notify owners, and dealers will install a corrected Federal and Tire label, free of charge. The recall began on August 5, 2016. Owners may contact Starcraft customer service at 1-800-945-4787. Starcraft's number for this recall is 9902307.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Starcraft RV TT AR-ONE Maxx | 2016, 2017 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starcraft RV TT AR-ONE Maxx | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft RV TT AR-ONE Maxx | 2017 | 0 | 3 |
Other equipment recalls in 2016
158 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the equipment; Starcraft RV filed 38 campaigns in all.
| 16V954000 28 Dec 2016 | Keystone RV Company |
| 16V934000 27 Dec 2016 | HME, Inc. |
| 16V930000 23 Dec 2016 | Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. |
| 16V909000 16 Dec 2016 | C & M Trailers Inc. |
| 16V904000 15 Dec 2016 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
| 16V894000 13 Dec 2016 | Gulf Stream Coach, Inc. |
| 16V887000 9 Dec 2016 | Smeal Fire Apparatus Co., Inc. |
| 16V882000 8 Dec 2016 | Starcraft RV |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016