The 2004 Starcraft 21sso has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 2,966 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the tires. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT03V3150002003-08-262,966 affected
Defect
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.
Consequence
THE BED COULD FALL ON SOMEONE CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY.
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
Complaints by component
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
2
Total complaints2
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“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…”
“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…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2004 Starcraft 21sso as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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