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NHTSA recall 15V445000 · announced July 13, 2015 · filed by Starcraft Bus · 800 units affected
The problem
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."
The 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.
What to do
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.
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 2002 Starcraft Allstar
- 2003 Starcraft Allstar
- 2004 Starcraft Allstar
- 2005 Starcraft Allstar
- 2006 Starcraft Allstar
- 2007 Starcraft Allstar
- 2002 Starcraft Starlite
- 2003 Starcraft Starlite
- 2004 Starcraft Starlite
- 2005 Starcraft Starlite
- 2006 Starcraft Starlite
- 2007 Starcraft Starlite
- 2002 Starcraft Starquest
- 2003 Starcraft Starquest
- 2004 Starcraft Starquest
- 2005 Starcraft Starquest
- 2006 Starcraft Starquest
- 2007 Starcraft Starquest
- 2002 Starcraft Ultrastar
- 2003 Starcraft Ultrastar
- 2004 Starcraft Ultrastar
- 2005 Starcraft Ultrastar
- 2006 Starcraft Ultrastar
- 2007 Starcraft Ultrastar
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.