Vehicle recall 77V130000 · August 29, 1977
Venture Chelsea and Starcraft Starmate
When raising the roof, if it is cranked past the point where the safety hook engages or goes beyond the yellow indicator mark on the winch, the lifter system yoke may fail and…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- When raising the roof, if it is cranked past the point where the safety hook engages or goes beyond the yellow indicator mark on the winch, the lifter system yoke may fail and roof may collapse.
- Remedy
- Dealer will retrofit the camper with a new yoke, free of charge.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: campers.system: equipment; roof, lifter system yoke.consequences of defect: if the roof collapses, personal injury could result.note: owner is advised not to raise the camper roof until the problem has beencorrected.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 77V130000
- Reported to NHTSA
- August 29, 1977
- Filed by
- STARCRAFT COMPANY
- Owner notification
- August 31, 1977
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 1,286
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Unknown or other
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Starcraft Starmate (1977): 1977
- Venture Chelsea (1977): 1977
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