The defect
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.
The 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Starcraft Allstar | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Starcraft Starlite | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Starcraft Starquest | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Starcraft Ultrastar | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
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 | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Allstar | 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Allstar | 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Allstar | 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| Starcraft Allstar | 2006 | 0 | 5 |
| Starcraft Allstar | 2007 | 0 | 7 |
| Starcraft Starlite | 2002 | 0 | 3 |
| Starcraft Starlite | 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Starlite | 2004 | 0 | 4 |
| Starcraft Starlite | 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Starlite | 2006 | 0 | 4 |
| Starcraft Starlite | 2007 | 0 | 4 |
| Starcraft Starquest | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Starquest | 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Starquest | 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| Starcraft Starquest | 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Starquest | 2006 | 0 | 4 |
| Starcraft Starquest | 2007 | 0 | 4 |
| Starcraft Ultrastar | 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| Starcraft Ultrastar | 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| Starcraft Ultrastar | 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| Starcraft Ultrastar | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Starcraft Ultrastar | 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| Starcraft Ultrastar | 2007 | 0 | 3 |
Other equipment recalls in 2015
142 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the equipment; Starcraft Bus filed 10 campaigns in all.
| 15V890000 31 Dec 2015 | Compass Conversions, LLC |
| 15V880000 28 Dec 2015 | Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. |
| 15V877000 23 Dec 2015 | Entegra Coach |
| 15V875000 23 Dec 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V872000 23 Dec 2015 | Allied Recreation Group, Inc. |
| 15V860000 22 Dec 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V856000 21 Dec 2015 | Starcraft RV |
| 15V857000 21 Dec 2015 | McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015