The defect
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.
The remedy
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Starcraft Bus Allstar | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar XL | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Starcraft Bus MVP | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Starcraft Bus Starlite | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Starcraft Bus Starquest | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Starcraft Bus Ultrastar | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Starcraft Bus XLT | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Starcraft Bus Xpress | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
Components: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
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 Bus Allstar | 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar | 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar | 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar | 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar | 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar | 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar | 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar | 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar | 2014 | 0 | 4 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar XL | 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar XL | 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar XL | 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar XL | 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar XL | 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar XL | 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar XL | 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar XL | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar XL | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Starcraft Bus MVP | 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Bus MVP | 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Bus MVP | 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Bus MVP | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Bus MVP | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Bus MVP | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Bus MVP | 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Bus MVP | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Starcraft Bus MVP | 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| Starcraft Bus Starlite | 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| Starcraft Bus Starlite | 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| Starcraft Bus Starlite | 2008 | 0 | 3 |
Other equipment adaptive/mobility recalls in 2015
30 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the equipment adaptive/mobility; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 15V870000 23 Dec 2015 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 15V868000 22 Dec 2015 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 15V827000 9 Dec 2015 | Ameritrans Bus, Inc. |
| 15V779000 20 Nov 2015 | New England Wheels |
| 15V772000 19 Nov 2015 | Kingmor Supply, Inc. |
| 15V770000 19 Nov 2015 | Corp. Micro Bird Inc. |
| 15V773000 19 Nov 2015 | Coach and Equipment Mfg Corp. |
| 15V768000 18 Nov 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015