Recall campaign · NHTSA 14V730000

Equipment adaptive/mobility

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

Recall campaignNHTSA 14V730000

Equipment adaptive/mobility

Component
Equipment adaptive/mobility
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Vehicles affected
46
Reported to NHTSA
2014-11-13
Owners notified
2015-01-09

Defect description

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2010-2012 Starcraft Bus Quest and Prodigy school buses manufactured January 13, 2010, to November 17, 2011 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 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 January 9, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-219-533-5934, 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

6 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
STARCRAFT BUS Prodigy2012 2011 2010
STARCRAFT BUS Quest2012 2011 2010

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.