Recall campaign · NHTSA 11V571000

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner

STARCRAFT BUS filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2011-12-01.

Recall campaignNHTSA 11V571000

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner

Component: Equipment: appliance: air conditioner
Manufacturer: STARCRAFT BUS
Vehicles affected: 1,204
Reported to NHTSA: 2011-12-01
Owners notified: 2011-11-16

Defect description

STARCRAFT IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 AND 2007 TRANSIT BUSES BUILT ON FORD AND FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH CARRIER GENV EM-1 EVAPORATOR UNITS. DUE TO TIME, TEMPERATURE, AND/OR VIBRATION, THE FUSE MAY LOOSEN IN THE FUSE HOLDER RESULTING IN HIGH RESISTANCE AND ARCING.

Safety risk

IF SUFFICIENT ARCING OCCURS, THE FUSE HOLDER MAY MELT, AND A VEHICLE FIRE MAY OCCUR.

Manufacturer remedy

STARCRAFT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ON HOW TO OBTAIN THE RETROFIT KIT FROM CARRIER ALONG WITH REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN IN NOVEMBER 2011. (SEE CARRIER'S RECALL CAMPAIGN 11E-003.) OWNERS MAY CONTACT CARRIER AT 1-800-348-7440.

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

35 model years across 7 models.

Model	Years on record
STARCRAFT Allstar	2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARCRAFT Allstar XL	2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARCRAFT ELF	2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARCRAFT Starlite	2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARCRAFT Starquest	2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARCRAFT Ultrastar	2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARCRAFT XLT	2010 2009 2008 2007 2006

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.