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NHTSA campaign 05V007000 · Starcraft campaign 050103

Starcraft Recall 05V-007: FMVSS 217/EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR

NHTSA recall 05V007000 (Starcraft campaign 050103) was reported by STARCRAFT BUS AND MOBILITY on January 10, 2005, with 612 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Starcraft Starlite, Starcraft Starquest, Starcraft XLT and more for model years 2001–2005. Owners were notified on March 11, 2005, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 05V007000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
05V007000 (also written 05V-007 or 05V007)
Filed by
STARCRAFT BUS AND MOBILITY
Starcraft campaign number
050103
Report received
Potentially affected
612 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Equipment — Other — Labels
Owners notified
Safety standard
FMVSS 217

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V007000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Starcraft

  • Starcraft Allstar

    • 2001, 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built September 1, 2001 – January 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)
    • 2005 · Vehicles built September 1, 2001 – January 31, 2005 (per NHTSA)

  • Starcraft Starlite

  • Starcraft Starquest

  • Starcraft XLT

All Starcraft recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V007000.

Defect description

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.

Safety 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.

Manufacturer remedy

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.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V007000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.