2005 Starcraft Allstar recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Starcraft is recalling 814MY 2005-2007 ford E-350 starlite, ford E-350/E-450 Allstar, and GM 3500 Allstar trucks built on ford and GM chassis and equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift installations on motor vehicles." the threshold warning system may not detect the presence of a wheelchair or mobility aid user in a certain spot within the defined threshold area.
💥 The risk
The user of the lift could be injured should the lift move unintentionally.
🔧 The fix
Starcraft is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07E095). Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or starcraft at 574-642-3112.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 09V053000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 0901V-001
- Manufacturer
- STARCRAFT BUS AND MOBILITY
- Vehicles affected
- 814
- Component
- EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
- Owner phone
- 1-818-267-3000
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jan 20, 2009
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Starcraft recall no. 0901V-001.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 .