Vehicle recall 04V161000 · April 5, 2004
Starcraft Allstar and Starlite
Certain buses built on Ford e-series chassis and equipped with wheelchair lifts fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps,…
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- Summary
- Certain buses built on Ford e-series chassis and equipped with wheelchair lifts fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the brake lights will not function if the wheelchair lift enable switch is turned on while the vehicle is in gear.
- Consequence
- If the brake lights fail to come on, there will be no rear brake lights to indicate to following vehicles that the vehicle is decelerating, which could result in a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will repair the main electrical circuit board. Owner notification began may 3, 2004. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact starcraft at 1-800-348-7440, ext. 312.
- Notes
- Starcraft recall no. 040331.ALSO, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V161000
- Reported to NHTSA
- April 5, 2004
- Filed by
- STARCRAFT BUS AND MOBILITY
- Manufacturer campaign
- 040331
- Owner notification
- May 3, 2004
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 91
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Exterior lighting › Brake lights
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Starcraft Allstar (2004): 2004
- Starcraft Starlite (2004): 2004
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