Starcraft Bus recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility
What is wrong
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 Starcraft Bus Xpress, Starquest, Starlite, Allstar, Allstar XL, MVP, Ultrastar, and XLT transit buses manufactured June 1, 2006, to February 27, 2012 equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.
What could happen
If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.
The fix
Starcraft Bus will notify all owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began in January 2015. Owners may contact Starcraft Bus customer service at 1-800-348-7440, or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.
Vehicles covered
- Starcraft Bus Allstar 2006–2012
- Starcraft Bus Allstar Xl 2006–2012
- Starcraft Bus Mvp 2006–2012
- Starcraft Bus Starlite 2006–2012
- Starcraft Bus Starquest 2006–2012
- Starcraft Bus Ultrastar 2006–2012
- Starcraft Bus Xlt 2006–2012
- Starcraft Bus Xpress 2006–2012
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 14V729000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Nov 13, 2014
- Owners notified
- Jan 9, 2015
- Vehicles or items affected
- 969
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Jun 1, 2006 to Feb 27, 2012
- Part
- Equipment adaptive/mobility
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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Battisti Customs / Berkshire / Eldorado and more recall: Electrical system Jan 25, 2022
- Starcraft Bus recall: Electronic stability control (esc) Apr 9, 2020
- Starcraft / Starcraft Bus recall: Seats Nov 12, 2018
- Elkhart / Glaval Bus / Starcraft Bus recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Sep 18, 2018
- Starcraft Bus recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Nov 18, 2015
- Elkhart / Forest River / Glaval Bus and more recall: Back over prevention Jul 30, 2015
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.