Vehicle recall 05V007000 · January 10, 2005

Starcraft Starlite, Starquest and 2 more models

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…

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Summary: 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.
Consequence: 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.
Remedy: 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.
Notes: Starcraft recall no. 050103.CUSTOMERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 05V007000
Reported to NHTSA: January 10, 2005
Filed by: STARCRAFT BUS AND MOBILITY
Manufacturer campaign: 050103
Owner notification: March 11, 2005
Vehicles potentially affected: 612
Initiated by: NHTSA’s Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance
Components: Equipment › Other › Labels

Recall 05V007000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

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 (2001-2003, 2005): 2005, 2003, 2002, 2001
Starcraft Starlite (2001-2005): 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001
Starcraft Starquest (2001-2005): 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001
Starcraft XLT (2001-2005): 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001

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