2014 STARCRAFT BUS PRODIGY Recalls (4)
- Campaign:
- 15V767000 on 11/17/2015
- Component:
- Equipment adaptive
- Manufactured:
- 12/31/2005 - 09/25/2014
- Affected:
- 43
- Defect:
- Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 starcraft prodigy and quest school buses manufactured january 1, 2006, to september 26, 2014, equipped with certain model s2005, s2010, s5005, s5010, s5505, and s5510 wheelchair lifts built by the ricon corporation. the affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing the bearings to move out of position.
- Consequence:
- If the bearings move out of position, the stowed platform may have excessive movement resulting in failure of the platform mounting. this failure could cause the wheel chair lift platform to fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, increasing the risk of injury for the lift operator.
- Correction:
- Forest river will notify owners, and ricon dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. the platform will be inspected for cracks. any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. the recall began on december 16, 2015. owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-800-348-7440 or ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. forest river's number for this recall is 51-11102015-0108.
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 17V596000 on 09/25/2017
- Component:
- Structure:body:roof and pillars
- Manufactured:
- 06/09/2014 - 07/10/2014
- Affected:
- 10
- Defect:
- Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2014 starcraft bus prodigy school buses. the affected buses were assembled with an inconsistent application of adhesive to the roof panels. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard fmvss 221, "school bus body joint strength."
- Consequence:
- Without a consistent application of adhesive, the panels may separate in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- Correction:
- Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the joints for the proper amounts of adhesive, fixing them as necessary, free of charge. the recall began on november 9, 2017. owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-800-348-7440. forest river's number for this recall is 05-0527.
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 18V640000 on 09/23/2018
- Component:
- Equipment adaptive
- Manufactured:
- 12/05/2011 - 08/16/2018
- Affected:
- 1,525
- Defect:
- Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2012-2016 elkhart coach ecii, glaval apollo and sport buses, 2017-2018 glaval commute buses, 2012-2018 glaval entourage, titan and universal, starcraft bus allstar and starlite buses, 2013-2018 glaval legacy, primetime and titan ii buses, 2015-2016 allstar xl mvp buses, 2014-2016 starcraft prodigy buses, 2014 starcraft quest and starquest buses, 2017 starcraft quest buses and 2016 starcraft senator ii buses. these vehicles are equipped with certain ricon s-series and k-series titanium wheel chair lifts that have a wheelchair lift positioning input cam that may fail while the lift is in use, allowing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle's floor height.
- Consequence:
- If the wheelchair lift platform stops above the vehicle floor, the wheelchair user can tip inwards toward the vehicle when exiting the lift, increasing their risk of injury.
- Correction:
- Forest river will notify owners, and ricon dealers will replace the wheelchair lift positioning input cam, free of charge. the recall began october 10, 2018. owners may contact ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. forest river's number for this recall is 51-0852.
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 18V722000 on 10/17/2018
- Component:
- Seats
- Manufactured:
- 11/30/2009 - 09/26/2018
- Affected:
- 872
- Defect:
- Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain 2013-2019 starcraft bus prodigy, 2010-2019 starcraft bus quest, 2019 starcraft bus senator ii, quest xl and startrans bus mfsab buses, equipped with ce white/hsm sb11-30" series, standard, unbelted, school bus seats, or sb11-30" series school bus seats with lap belts only. the foam in the knee impact area of the lower seat back may not absorb enough impact in the event of a crash. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection."
- Consequence:
- If the seat foam does not absorb enough impact energy, it can increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
- Correction:
- Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will insert an additional piece of expanded polystyrene (eps) foam into the lower seatback area, free of charge. the recall began november 1, 2018. owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-642-3112. forest river's number for this recall is 05-0886.
- 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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