NHTSA recall 10V278000
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · Starcraft Bus
Details
What's wrong: The restraint belt on these lifts was designed to prevent the lift from moving, unless the tongue of the belt is fully engaged and latched in the buckle. Ricon has discovered, however, that it is possible for the operator to insert the belt tongue into the buckle without fully engaging the latching mechanism. In this case, the restraint belt would appear to be latched, and the operator could run the lift. If the…
Why it matters: The user of the lift could be injured should the lift move without the restraint belt properly buckled.
The fix: Starcraft is working with ricon and ricon will be performing the remedy for this campaign. Please see ricon's defect report 09E-060. Ricon will provide customers with a warning decal and a dvd-based training aid. The safety recall began on November 12, 2010.
Affected vehicles on MotorDeets
All model years NHTSA lists
2007 Starcraft Allstar, 2008 Starcraft Allstar, 2009 Starcraft Allstar.
Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 10V278000.
Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.