Recall 12V293000

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

Report Date
20120622
Component
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
Affected Vehicles
30 models

Defect Description

STARCRAFT IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2010 BUSES EQUIPPED WITH BRAUN CENTURY-2 AND/OR VISTA-2 WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. OVER TIME AND WITH FREQUENT USE, THE ROLL STOP LATCHES ON THE OUTER BARRIER MAY BECOME BENT OR MISALIGNED.

Safety Consequence

A WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT MAY DEFEAT OR RIDE OVER THE INSUFFICIENTLY LATCHED ROLL STOP. IF THIS OCCURS WHEN THE LIFT PLATFORM IS IN AN ELEVATED POSITION, THE WHEELCHAIRÂ’S OCCUPANT COULD FALL AND SUSTAIN INJURY.

Remedy

STARCRAFT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED BRAUN DEALERS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT STARCRAFT BUS AT 1-800-347-7440.

Affected Vehicles

Year Make Model
2006 STARCRAFT ALLSTAR
2006 STARCRAFT ALLSTAR XL
2006 STARCRAFT STARLITE
2006 STARCRAFT STARQUEST
2006 STARCRAFT ULTRASTAR
2006 STARCRAFT XLT
2007 STARCRAFT ALLSTAR
2007 STARCRAFT ALLSTAR XL
2007 STARCRAFT STARLITE
2007 STARCRAFT STARQUEST
2007 STARCRAFT ULTRASTAR
2007 STARCRAFT XLT
2008 STARCRAFT ALLSTAR
2008 STARCRAFT ALLSTAR XL
2008 STARCRAFT STARLITE
2008 STARCRAFT STARQUEST
2008 STARCRAFT ULTRASTAR
2008 STARCRAFT XLT
2009 STARCRAFT ALLSTAR
2009 STARCRAFT ALLSTAR XL
2009 STARCRAFT STARLITE
2009 STARCRAFT STARQUEST
2009 STARCRAFT ULTRASTAR
2009 STARCRAFT XLT
2010 STARCRAFT ALLSTAR
2010 STARCRAFT ALLSTAR XL
2010 STARCRAFT STARLITE
2010 STARCRAFT STARQUEST
2010 STARCRAFT ULTRASTAR
2010 STARCRAFT XLT

Check your vehicle: Visit NHTSA.gov and enter your VIN to see if your specific vehicle is affected.