Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V445000

Equipment: other: labels

Starcraft Bus filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-07-13.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V445000

Equipment: other: labels

Component
Equipment: other: labels
Manufacturer
Starcraft Bus
Vehicles affected
800
Reported to NHTSA
2015-07-13
Owners notified
2015-09-08

Defect description

Starcraft Bus (Starcraft) is recalling certain model year 2002-2007 Allstar, Starquest, Starlite, and Ultrastar commercial buses manufactured January 1, 2002, to September 30, 2007. The affected vehicles, when loaded with passengers and fuel, may exceed the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR). As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."

Safety risk

If the buses are loaded beyond the GVWR rating on the certification label, the vehicle could have poor handling, tire or suspension failure, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Starcraft will notify owners, and dealers will install a revised certification label based on corrected axle and wheel calculations or dealers will remove seats from buses that cannot support additional weight beyond the GVWR on the existing label. This work will be done free of charge. The recall began on September 8, 2015. Owners may contact Starcraft customer service at 1-800-348-7440. Starcraft's number for this recall is 05-06242015-0058.

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

24 model years across 4 models.

ModelYears on record
STARCRAFT Allstar2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
STARCRAFT Starlite2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
STARCRAFT Starquest2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
STARCRAFT Ultrastar2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002

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.