2002 STARCRAFT STARLITE Recalls (3)
- Campaign:
- 05V007000 on 01/10/2005
- Component:
- Equipment:other:labels
- Manufactured:
- 08/31/2001 - 01/30/2005
- Affected:
- 612
- Defect:
- 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.
- Correction:
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 07V425000 on 09/12/2007
- Component:
- Equipment:recreational vehicle
- Affected:
- 13,765
- Defect:
- On certain fifth wheel and travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation, the refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube. pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.
- Consequence:
- Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
- Correction:
- Starcraft rv will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. dometic has retained stericycle inc. to manage this campaign. stericycle will assist the owner in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or starcraft rv at 1-260-593-2550.
- Notes:
- Customers may 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.
- Campaign:
- 15V445000 on 07/12/2015
- Component:
- Equipment:other:labels
- Manufactured:
- 12/31/2001 - 09/29/2007
- Affected:
- 800
- Defect:
- 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."
- Consequence:
- If the buses are loaded beyond the gvwr rating on the certification label, the vehicle could have poor handling, tire or suspension failure, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Correction:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
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