It would seem the RV manufacturers, especially those who use wood framing and staple construction methods, plan obsolescence of their products to coincide with purchase upgrades. In other words, Stracraft didn't want to make their products too sturdy because they wouldn't have a market for new products in the future.
For instance, Starcraft used steel wood screws and staples when they put the camper together. Who could have predicted the steel would rust and the fastener fails?
I took the time to use stainless steel and coated deck fasteners during the rebuild. Lot's of cost cutting evidence manifests itself once you open up one of these things.
Faulty water and drip engineering off the roof is what killed the camper. The highest concentration of rain water falls to the corners where open molding with exposed 90 degree cuts lets moisture into the wood framing below. What happened to using silicone to seal up these openings? Minimal plastic rain water deflectors off the roof would have gone a long way to preserve the camper.