The defect
THE BED ASSEMBLY CAN BYPASS THE STOP MECHANISM ALLOWING IT TO SEPARATE ITSELF FROM THE BED TRACK.
The risk
THE BED CAN POTENTIALLY FALL ONTO THE LIQUID PROPANE TANK OR TO THE GROUND.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL ADD SPACERS TO ALIGN THE BED STOPS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Starcraft Venture | 1996, 1997 |
Components: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
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 Venture | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Starcraft Venture | 1997 | 0 | 2 |
Other structure recalls in 1996
27 of the 297 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1996 concerned the structure; STARCRAFT RV, INC. filed 27 campaigns in all.
| 96V247000 12 Dec 1996 | RANGE ROVER NA., INC. |
| 96V238000 25 Nov 1996 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 96V205000 26 Oct 1996 | STURDI-CORP. |
| 96V206000 26 Oct 1996 | U.S. BUS CORPORATION |
| 96V169000 10 Sept 1996 | MID BUS INCORPORATED |
| 96V164000 5 Sept 1996 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 96V146000 1 Aug 1996 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 96V139000 23 Jul 1996 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1996