NHTSA recall 12V268000
Structure · Starcraft Bus
Details
What's wrong: Affects vehicles equipped with specialty manufacturing Inc. (smi) prolo roof hatches. Increased friction between the rear plate assemblies, p/no. 009327, and the nylon rear pop-up support, p/no. 008956, may result in an opening force of the prolo roof hatches that exceeds federal standard requirements. Thus, these hatches fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard no. 217, "bus…
Why it matters: In the event of an emergency, egress of the bus may be hindered possibly resulting in injury to the vehicle occupants.
The fix: Starcraft bus will notify owners. Smi will provide service kits along with repair instructions to dealers and owners, free of charge. The safety recall began during June 2012.
Affected vehicles on MotorDeets
All model years NHTSA lists
2011 Starcraft Starlite, 2012 Starcraft Starlite.
Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 12V268000.
Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.