The defect
CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 217, "BUS EMERGENCY EXITS AND WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE." THE REAR DOOR IS NOT LABELED CORRECTLY TO IDENTIFY THAT IT IS AN EMERGENCY EXIT AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR OPENING THE DOOR ARE NOT AFFIXED TO THE DOOR.
The risk
IF THE OPERATION OF THE EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR IS NOT UNDERSTOOD, AN OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND EXIT THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND INSTALL AN EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN ABOVE THE REAR DOOR. INSTRUCTIONS FOR OPENING THE DOOR WILL BE MOUNTED NEAR THE HANDLE OF THE DOOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 15, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT STARCRAFT AT 1-800-348-7440.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Starcraft Allstar | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 |
| Starcraft Starlite | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Starcraft Starquest | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Starcraft XLT | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starcraft Allstar | 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| Starcraft Allstar | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Allstar | 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Allstar | 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| Starcraft Starlite | 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Starlite | 2002 | 0 | 3 |
| Starcraft Starlite | 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Starlite | 2004 | 0 | 4 |
| Starcraft Starlite | 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Starquest | 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| Starcraft Starquest | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Starquest | 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Starquest | 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| Starcraft Starquest | 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft XLT | 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| Starcraft XLT | 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| Starcraft XLT | 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| Starcraft XLT | 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft XLT | 2005 | 0 | 2 |
Other equipment recalls in 2005
57 of the 562 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2005 concerned the equipment; STARCRAFT BUS AND MOBILITY filed 9 campaigns in all.
| 05V563000 20 Dec 2005 | TRIPLE E RECREATIONAL VEHICLES |
| 05V552000 7 Dec 2005 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 05V547000 29 Nov 2005 | FOREST RIVER, INC. |
| 05V539000 22 Nov 2005 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 05V535000 21 Nov 2005 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 05V528000 17 Nov 2005 | WHEELED COACH INDUSTRIES |
| 05V532000 9 Nov 2005 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 05V533000 9 Nov 2005 | HOME & PARK MOTORHOMES |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2005