Equipment Adaptive/mobility
NHTSA recall 15V766000 · announced November 18, 2015 · filed by Forest River, Inc. · 1,001 units affected
The problem
Foreest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Starcraft Xpress, Starquest, Starlite, Allstar, Allstar XL, MVP, Ultrastar, and XLT transit buses manufactured January 1, 2006, to September 26, 2014, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts built by the Ricon Corporation. The affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing the bearings to move out of position.
The risk
If the bearings move out of position, the stowed platform may have excessive movement resulting in failure of the platform mounting. This failure could cause the wheel chair lift platform to fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, increasing the risk of injury for the lift operator.
What to do
Forest River will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on December 16, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440 or Ricon Customer Service at 1-800-322-2884. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-11102015-0108.
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
- 2006 Starcraft Bus Allstar
- 2007 Starcraft Bus Allstar
- 2008 Starcraft Bus Allstar
- 2009 Starcraft Bus Allstar
- 2010 Starcraft Bus Allstar
- 2011 Starcraft Bus Allstar
- 2012 Starcraft Bus Allstar
- 2013 Starcraft Bus Allstar
- 2014 Starcraft Bus Allstar
- 2006 Starcraft Bus Allstar Xl
- 2007 Starcraft Bus Allstar Xl
- 2008 Starcraft Bus Allstar Xl
- 2009 Starcraft Bus Allstar Xl
- 2010 Starcraft Bus Allstar Xl
- 2011 Starcraft Bus Allstar Xl
- 2012 Starcraft Bus Allstar Xl
- 2013 Starcraft Bus Allstar Xl
- 2014 Starcraft Bus Allstar Xl
- 2006 Starcraft Bus Mvp
- 2007 Starcraft Bus Mvp
- 2008 Starcraft Bus Mvp
- 2009 Starcraft Bus Mvp
- 2010 Starcraft Bus Mvp
- 2011 Starcraft Bus Mvp
- 2012 Starcraft Bus Mvp
- 2013 Starcraft Bus Mvp
- 2014 Starcraft Bus Mvp
- 2006 Starcraft Bus Starlite
- 2007 Starcraft Bus Starlite
- 2008 Starcraft Bus Starlite
- 2009 Starcraft Bus Starlite
- 2010 Starcraft Bus Starlite
- 2011 Starcraft Bus Starlite
- 2012 Starcraft Bus Starlite
- 2013 Starcraft Bus Starlite
- 2014 Starcraft Bus Starlite
- 2006 Starcraft Bus Starquest
- 2007 Starcraft Bus Starquest
- 2008 Starcraft Bus Starquest
- 2009 Starcraft Bus Starquest
- 2010 Starcraft Bus Starquest
- 2011 Starcraft Bus Starquest
- 2012 Starcraft Bus Starquest
- 2013 Starcraft Bus Starquest
- 2014 Starcraft Bus Starquest
- 2006 Starcraft Bus Ultrastar
- 2007 Starcraft Bus Ultrastar
- 2008 Starcraft Bus Ultrastar
- 2009 Starcraft Bus Ultrastar
- 2010 Starcraft Bus Ultrastar
- 2011 Starcraft Bus Ultrastar
- 2012 Starcraft Bus Ultrastar
- 2013 Starcraft Bus Ultrastar
- 2014 Starcraft Bus Ultrastar
- 2006 Starcraft Bus Xlt
- 2007 Starcraft Bus Xlt
- 2008 Starcraft Bus Xlt
- 2009 Starcraft Bus Xlt
- 2010 Starcraft Bus Xlt
- 2011 Starcraft Bus Xlt
- 2012 Starcraft Bus Xlt
- 2013 Starcraft Bus Xlt
- 2014 Starcraft Bus Xlt
- 2006 Starcraft Bus Xpress
- 2007 Starcraft Bus Xpress
- 2008 Starcraft Bus Xpress
- 2009 Starcraft Bus Xpress
- 2010 Starcraft Bus Xpress
- 2011 Starcraft Bus Xpress
- 2012 Starcraft Bus Xpress
- 2013 Starcraft Bus Xpress
- 2014 Starcraft Bus Xpress
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.