Campaign 22V-572

Electric retractable awning has a welded seam on the fabric that may separate, potentially allowing the awning to drop beyond normal operation

Defect summary

Starcraft RV (Starcraft) is recalling certain 2022 Autumn Ridge Outfitter, Super lite Maxx, and Super Lite travel trailers. The electric retractable awning has a welded seam on the fabric that may separate, potentially allowing the awning to drop beyond normal operation.

Consequence

An awning that drops or extends beyond normal operation can increase the risk of injury.

Remedy

Dealers will inspect and repair, or if necessary, replace awning fabric, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 31, 2022. Owners may contact Starcraft's customer service at 1-800-283-8267. Starcraft's number for this recall is 9902578.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 22V572000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

3 product lines are covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about structure on these vehicles: 0, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 22V-572
Make	Model	Model years
Starcraft RV TT	Autumn Ridge Outfitter	2019
Starcraft RV TT	Super Lite	2022
Starcraft RV TT	Super Lite Maxx	2022

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

No service bulletins on this component preceded the recall

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

23V-547 Aug 3, 2023
Trailers may have been manufactured without a secondary emergency exit window
18V-294 May 3, 2018
Manual over-ride feature on these power lifts may be misused, potentially resulting in torque from the drive motor damaging the lift mechanism
15V-638 Oct 9, 2015
Affected vehicles have an incorrectly built frame that may result in inadequate clearance between the wheel and the wheel well
14V-288 May 23, 2014
Affected trailers may have been built with frame spring hangers that may be brittle and susceptible to fracturing
13V-559 Nov 7, 2013
In these vehicles, if a component failure occurs in the roof lifter system, the failure may cause the roof to abruptly collapse to the closed position
09V-222 Jun 16, 2009
Screws used to attach the bunk door cables to the bunk doors may be of insufficient length, which could result in the cable becoming detached from…