NHTSA safety recall

Recall 11V571000

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner — Starcraft · reported 1 Dec 2011 · 1,204 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

STARCRAFT IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 AND 2007 TRANSIT BUSES BUILT ON FORD AND FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH CARRIER GENV EM-1 EVAPORATOR UNITS. DUE TO TIME, TEMPERATURE, AND/OR VIBRATION, THE FUSE MAY LOOSEN IN THE FUSE HOLDER RESULTING IN HIGH RESISTANCE AND ARCING.

The risk

IF SUFFICIENT ARCING OCCURS, THE FUSE HOLDER MAY MELT, AND A VEHICLE FIRE MAY OCCUR.

The fix

STARCRAFT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ON HOW TO OBTAIN THE RETROFIT KIT FROM CARRIER ALONG WITH REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN IN NOVEMBER 2011. (SEE CARRIER'S RECALL CAMPAIGN 11E-003.) OWNERS MAY CONTACT CARRIER AT 1-800-348-7440.

OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

NHTSA campaign
11V571000
Filed by
Starcraft Bus
Report received
1 Dec 2011
Owners notified
16 Nov 2011
Potentially affected
1,204

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.

2006 Starcraft Allstar 2007 Starcraft Allstar 2008 Starcraft Allstar 2009 Starcraft Allstar 2010 Starcraft Allstar 2006 Starcraft Allstar Xl 2007 Starcraft Allstar Xl 2008 Starcraft Allstar Xl 2009 Starcraft Allstar Xl 2010 Starcraft Allstar Xl 2006 Starcraft Elf 2007 Starcraft Elf 2008 Starcraft Elf 2009 Starcraft Elf 2010 Starcraft Elf 2006 Starcraft Starlite 2007 Starcraft Starlite 2008 Starcraft Starlite 2009 Starcraft Starlite 2010 Starcraft Starlite 2006 Starcraft Starquest 2007 Starcraft Starquest 2008 Starcraft Starquest 2009 Starcraft Starquest 2010 Starcraft Starquest 2006 Starcraft Ultrastar 2007 Starcraft Ultrastar 2008 Starcraft Ultrastar 2009 Starcraft Ultrastar 2010 Starcraft Ultrastar 2006 Starcraft Xlt 2007 Starcraft Xlt 2008 Starcraft Xlt 2009 Starcraft Xlt 2010 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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