Starcraft recall: Seats
What is wrong
Starcraft Bus (Starcraft) is recalling certain model year 2015 Prodigy and Quest school buses manufactured August 21, 2014, to April 16, 2015. The affected vehicles have seat bottoms whose foam core may not meet the flammability requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 302, "Flammability of Interior Materials."
What could happen
If the seats are built with this seat bottom foam core, the seats may not resist catching fire in the presence of an ignition source, increasing the risk that a fire may start or spread.
The fix
Starcraft will notify owners, and dealers will replace the school bus seat bottoms with foam that is compliant to the safety standard, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in June 2015. Owners may contact Starcraft customer service at 1-800-348-7440 or by email at [email protected].
Vehicles covered
- Starcraft Prodigy 2015
- Starcraft Quest 2015
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 15V263000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Starcraft Bus
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 5, 2015
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Vehicles or items affected
- 20
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Aug 21, 2014 to Apr 16, 2015
- Part
- Seats
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 302
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
- Starcraft recall: Equipment Jul 6, 2015
- Starcraft recall: Equipment May 20, 2015
- Starcraft recall: Equipment Mar 10, 2014
- Starcraft recall: Electrical system Jan 27, 2014
- Starcraft recall: Seats Mar 5, 2012
- Starcraft recall: Seats Dec 8, 2011
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.