Recall campaign · NHTSA 12V293000

Equipment adaptive/mobility

STARCRAFT BUS filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2012-06-22.

Recall campaignNHTSA 12V293000

Equipment adaptive/mobility

Component: Equipment adaptive/mobility
Manufacturer: STARCRAFT BUS
Vehicles affected: 2,209
Reported to NHTSA: 2012-06-22
Owners notified: 2012-08-14

Defect description

STARCRAFT IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2010 BUSES EQUIPPED WITH BRAUN CENTURY-2 AND/OR VISTA-2 WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. OVER TIME AND WITH FREQUENT USE, THE ROLL STOP LATCHES ON THE OUTER BARRIER MAY BECOME BENT OR MISALIGNED.

Safety risk

A WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT MAY DEFEAT OR RIDE OVER THE INSUFFICIENTLY LATCHED ROLL STOP. IF THIS OCCURS WHEN THE LIFT PLATFORM IS IN AN ELEVATED POSITION, THE WHEELCHAIRS OCCUPANT COULD FALL AND SUSTAIN INJURY.

Manufacturer remedy

STARCRAFT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED BRAUN DEALERS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT STARCRAFT BUS AT 1-800-347-7440.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIONS VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-423(TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Scope of coverage

30 model years across 6 models.

Model	Years on record
STARCRAFT Allstar	2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARCRAFT Allstar XL	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.