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NHTSA campaign 05V007000

STARCRAFT BUS AND MOBILITY recall 05V007000

CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 217, "BUS EMERGENCY EXITS AND WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE." THE REAR DOOR IS NOT LABELED CORRECTLY TO IDENTIFY THAT IT IS AN EMERGENCY EXIT AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR OPENING THE DOOR ARE NOT AFFIXED TO THE DOOR.

Reported 01/10/2005

What can happen

IF THE OPERATION OF THE EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR IS NOT UNDERSTOOD, AN OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND EXIT THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.

Repair

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND INSTALL AN EMERGENCY EXIT SIGN ABOVE THE REAR DOOR. INSTRUCTIONS FOR OPENING THE DOOR WILL BE MOUNTED NEAR THE HANDLE OF THE DOOR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 15, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT STARCRAFT AT 1-800-348-7440.

Components

  • Equipment: Other: Labels

Affected years and models

A listed year and model does not mean every vehicle in that group is recalled. Use the VIN lookup to confirm a specific vehicle.

2005 Starcraft ALLSTARView records2005 Starcraft STARLITEView records2005 Starcraft STARQUESTView records2005 Starcraft XLTView records2004 Starcraft STARLITEView records2004 Starcraft STARQUESTView records2004 Starcraft XLTView records2003 Starcraft ALLSTARView records2003 Starcraft STARLITEView records2003 Starcraft STARQUESTView records2003 Starcraft XLTView records2002 Starcraft ALLSTARView records2002 Starcraft STARLITEView records2002 Starcraft STARQUESTView records2002 Starcraft XLTView records2001 Starcraft ALLSTARView records2001 Starcraft STARLITEView records2001 Starcraft STARQUESTView records2001 Starcraft XLTView records