Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 14V729000

Equipment adaptive/mobility

Forest River, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2014-11-13.

Recall campaignNHTSA 14V729000

Equipment adaptive/mobility

Component
Equipment adaptive/mobility
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Vehicles affected
969
Reported to NHTSA
2014-11-13
Owners notified
2015-01-09

Defect description

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.

Safety risk

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.

Manufacturer remedy

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.

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.

Scope of coverage

56 model years across 8 models.

ModelYears on record
STARCRAFT BUS Allstar2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARCRAFT BUS Allstar XL2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARCRAFT BUS MVP2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARCRAFT BUS Starlite2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARCRAFT BUS Starquest2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARCRAFT BUS Ultrastar2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARCRAFT BUS XLT2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARCRAFT BUS Xpress2012 2011 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.