NHTSA safety recall

Recall 05V007000 · manufacturer campaign 050103

Equipment › Other › Labels — Starcraft · reported 10 Jan 2005 · 612 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

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 fix

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.

STARCRAFT RECALL NO. 050103.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

NHTSA campaign
05V007000
Manufacturer campaign
050103
Filed by
Starcraft Bus And Mobility
Report received
10 Jan 2005
Owners notified
11 Mar 2005
Potentially affected
612

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2001 Starcraft Allstar 2002 Starcraft Allstar 2003 Starcraft Allstar 2005 Starcraft Allstar 2001 Starcraft Starlite 2002 Starcraft Starlite 2003 Starcraft Starlite 2004 Starcraft Starlite 2005 Starcraft Starlite 2001 Starcraft Starquest 2002 Starcraft Starquest 2003 Starcraft Starquest 2004 Starcraft Starquest 2005 Starcraft Starquest 2001 Starcraft Xlt 2002 Starcraft Xlt 2003 Starcraft Xlt 2004 Starcraft Xlt 2005 Starcraft Xlt

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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