Starcraft Bus: Equipment
Starcraft Bus reported this defect to federal regulators on May 14, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 169. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Starcraft Bus is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 Allstar buses manufactured November 2006, through July 2012. The affected buses are equipped with a Ricon manufactured wheelchair lift which may have an optional armored pendant cable. The cable may have been installed such that it doesn't clear the wheelchair lift and without a protective cover, or a misinstalled protective cover.
The risk
If the cable does not clear the wheel chair lift it may contact the power lug and if it does not have a nonconductive cover, or it has an improperly installed non-conductive cover, then a short circuit may occur that could result in a fire.
The remedy
Starcraft will notify owners and direct them to contact Ricon. Ricon will provide a supplemental cover kit with instructions, free of charge. The recall began during June 2013. Owners may contact Starcraft at 1-800-348-7440 or Ricon at 1-818-267-3000. Starcraft's recall campaign number is 12E-017.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Starcraft Allstar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Starcraft Allstar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Starcraft Allstar | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Starcraft Allstar | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 Starcraft Allstar | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 Starcraft Allstar | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Starcraft Allstar | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 13V199000.
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