Vehicle recall 11V584000 · December 8, 2011
Starcraft Prodigy and Quest
Due to insufficient lubrication on the rear door handle latch mechanism, the handle may bind, requiring a great force to open the rear door.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Starcraft bus is recalling certain model year 2008 through 2011 prodigy and quest school buses and mfsab activity vehicles manufactured from December 8, 2008, through September 16, 2011, equipped with a challenger door rear emergency exit doors. Due to insufficient lubrication on the rear door handle latch mechanism, the handle may bind, requiring a great force to open the rear door. Accordingly, these buses fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus emergency exits and window retention and release."
- Consequence
- In the event of an emergency, the vehicle occupants may be unable to open the rear door, which would hinder egress of the bus, possibly resulting in injury to the vehicle occupants.
- Remedy
- Starcraft bus will notify owners, dealers will repair the buses free of charge. The safety recall began on January 10, 2012. Owners may contact starcraft bus at 1-800-348-7440.
- Notes
- Starcraft bus' recall campaign number is 11V103000.OWNERS 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
- 11V584000
- Reported to NHTSA
- December 8, 2011
- Filed by
- STARCRAFT BUS
- Manufacturer campaign
- 11V103000
- Owner notification
- January 10, 2012
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 1,792
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Latches/locks/linkages › Doors › Latch
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Starcraft Prodigy (2008-2011): 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008
- Starcraft Quest (2008-2011): 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008
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