NHTSA recall 15V445000

Equipment · Starcraft Bus

July 13, 2015report date

800units affected

Vehicle recalltype

Details

What's wrong: The affected vehicles, when loaded with passengers and fuel, may exceed the gross vehicle weight rating (gvwr). As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 cfr part 567, "certification."

Why it matters: If the buses are loaded beyond the gvwr rating on the certification label, the vehicle could have poor handling, tire or suspension failure, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

The fix: Starcraft will notify owners, and dealers will install a revised certification label based on corrected axle and wheel calculations or dealers will remove seats from buses that cannot support additional weight beyond the gvwr on the existing label. This work will be done free of charge. The recall…

Affected vehicles on MotorDeets

All model years NHTSA lists

2002 Starcraft Allstar, 2003 Starcraft Allstar, 2004 Starcraft Allstar, 2005 Starcraft Allstar, 2006 Starcraft Allstar, 2007 Starcraft Allstar, 2002 Starcraft Starlite, 2003 Starcraft Starlite, 2004 Starcraft Starlite, 2005 Starcraft Starlite, 2006 Starcraft Starlite, 2007 Starcraft Starlite, 2002 Starcraft Starquest, 2003 Starcraft Starquest, 2004 Starcraft Starquest, 2005 Starcraft Starquest, 2006 Starcraft Starquest, 2007 Starcraft Starquest, 2002 Starcraft Ultrastar, 2003 Starcraft Ultrastar, 2004 Starcraft Ultrastar, 2005 Starcraft Ultrastar, 2006 Starcraft Ultrastar, 2007 Starcraft Ultrastar.

Recalls can cover only some VINs. Check yours on NHTSA's official recall page for 15V445000.

Source: NHTSA recall records. Summary shortened; the official notice has the full text.