Forest River, Inc. | NHTSA Recall #14V729000
Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.
Description
Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 14V729000 by Forest River, Inc.. Affecting model year 2006-2012 starcraft bus xpress, starquest, starlite, allstar, allstar xl, mvp, ultrastar, and xlt transit buses manufactured june 1, 2006, to february 27, 2012 equipped with certain model s2005, s2010, s5005, s5010, s5505, and s5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by ricon corporation Includes 969 affected units, Wheelchair Lift - Platform Cracking, component: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, and more from the Department of Transportation.
Vehicle Make / Model
makesAndModelsmodel year 2006-2012 starcraft bus xpress, starquest, starlite, allstar, allstar xl, mvp, ultrastar, and xlt transit buses manufactured june 1, 2006, to february 27, 2012 equipped with certain model s2005, s2010, s5005, s5010, s5505, and s5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by ricon corporation
Defect Summary
Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 starcraft bus xpress, starquest, starlite, allstar, allstar xl, mvp, ultrastar, and xlt transit buses manufactured june 1, 2006, to february 27, 2012 equipped with certain model s2005, s2010, s5005, s5010, s5505, and s5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by ricon corporation. the platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.
Corrective Action
Starcraft bus will notify all owners to take buses to a ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. the recall began in january 2015. owners may contact starcraft bus customer service at 1-800-348-7440, or ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.