Starcraft RV is recalling certain model year 2016 Travel Star travel trailers, and Launch Ultra Lite travel trailers, which were manufactured from August 7, 2015, through October 6, 2015. In the 247 affected trailers, the water heater may be improperly wired, which prevents the warning light from illuminating to let the operator know that the gas is on but did not ignite. If the warning light does not illuminate to notify the operator that the gas did not ignite. This creates a possiblity of a buildup of gas without the driver’s knowledge, which increases the risk of fire in the presence of an ignition source.
Starcraft will notify owners, and dealers will correct the water heater wiring, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin during November 2015. Starcraft also recently announced two additional recalls because circuit breakers may have been mislabeled and propane lines and wires might not be adequately protected from road debris.