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Vehicle recall 12V268000 · June 8, 2012

2011-2012 Starcraft Starlite

Increased friction between the rear plate assemblies, p/no.

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 2011 and 2012 starlite shuttle buses manufactured from April 1, 2011, through March 25, 2012, equipped with specialty manufacturing Inc. (smi) prolo roof hatches. Increased friction between the rear plate assemblies, p/no. 009327, and the nylon rear pop-up support, p/no. 008956, may result in an opening force of the prolo roof hatches that exceeds federal standard requirements. Thus, these hatches 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, egress of the bus may be hindered possibly resulting in injury to the vehicle occupants.
Remedy
Starcraft bus will notify owners. Smi will provide service kits along with repair instructions to dealers and owners, free of charge. The safety recall began during June 2012. Owners may contact starcraft bus at 1-800-347-7440 or smi at 1-800-951-7867.
Notes
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
12V268000
Reported to NHTSA
June 8, 2012
Filed by
STARCRAFT BUS
Owner notification
June 11, 2012
Vehicles potentially affected
61
Initiated by
the manufacturer
Components
Structure › Body › Roof and pillars
Recall 12V268000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

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