2014 STARCRAFT BUS STARQUEST Recalls (3)

Campaign:
15V478000 on 07/29/2015
Component:
Back over prevention: camera system
Affected:
160
Defect:
Forest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2015 glaval bus apollo, concorde, entourage, and legacy, and elkhart coach ece4, 2014-2016 allstar xl, and 2014-2015 forest river rockport, starcraft starquest, allstar, starlite, allstar mvp, xlt, and xpress vehicles. the affected vehicles are equipped with a back up camera system which may display images from the camera in reverse.
Consequence:
If an object or person are on the left side of the screen but are actually on the right side of the vehicle, or vice versa, there is an increased risk of a crash.
Correction:
Forest river will notify owners, and dealers will replace the camera, free of charge. the recall began on august 25, 2015. owners may contact forest river customer service at 1-574-264-5179. forest river's number for this recall is 51-06232015-0057.
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:
15V766000 on 11/17/2015
Component:
Equipment adaptive
Manufactured:
12/31/2005 - 09/25/2004
Affected:
1,001
Defect:
Foreest river, inc. (forest river) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 starcraft xpress, starquest, starlite, allstar, allstar xl, mvp, ultrastar, and xlt transit 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:
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.

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