Starcraft Bus | NHTSA Recall #15V445000
Vehicle safety recall details from the Department of Transportation.
Description
Detailed recall information for NHTSA ID 15V445000 by Starcraft Bus. Affecting model year 2002-2007 allstar, starquest, starlite, and ultrastar commercial buses manufactured january 1, 2002, to september 30, 2007 Includes 800 affected units, Possible Overloading of Vehicle/FMVSS 567, component: EQUIPMENT, and more from the Department of Transportation.
Vehicle Make / Model
makesAndModelsmodel year 2002-2007 allstar, starquest, starlite, and ultrastar commercial buses manufactured january 1, 2002, to september 30, 2007
Defect Summary
Starcraft bus (starcraft) is recalling certain model year 2002-2007 allstar, starquest, starlite, and ultrastar commercial buses manufactured january 1, 2002, to september 30, 2007. 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."
Corrective Action
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 began on september 8, 2015. owners may contact starcraft customer service at 1-800-348-7440. starcraft's number for this recall is 05-06242015-0058.