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OFFICIAL CAMPAIGN FILE

NHTSA campaign 14V729000

NHTSA campaign 14V729000 covers 21 published year-and-model reports from 1 makes in this index and lists 969 potentially affected units campaign-wide. VIN eligibility must be checked separately.

Report received November 13, 2014 · Snapshot September 21, 2026

01 / DEFECT RECORD

What NHTSA campaign 14V729000 says

NHTSA campaign 14V729000 identifies EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY and states that If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.

Defect summary

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 Starcraft Bus Xpress, Starquest, Starlite, Allstar, Allstar XL, MVP, Ultrastar, and XLT transit buses manufactured June 1, 2006, to February 27, 2012 equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.

Consequence summary

If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.

02 / CORRECTIVE ACTION

Remedy for NHTSA campaign 14V729000

For NHTSA campaign 14V729000, the filed corrective action says: Starcraft Bus will notify all owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began in January 2015. Owners may contact Starcraft Bus customer service at 1-800-348-7440, or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.

Starcraft Bus will notify all owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began in January 2015. Owners may contact Starcraft Bus customer service at 1-800-348-7440, or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.

Owner notification
January 9, 2015
Filing manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Component groups
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

03 / PUBLISHED VEHICLES

Vehicles listed under NHTSA campaign 14V729000

RecallRoad links 21 year-and-model reports associated with NHTSA campaign 14V729000; the list reflects published source rows, not individual VIN coverage.
2012 Starcraft Bus AllstarOpen model-year report →2012 Starcraft Bus Allstar XlOpen model-year report →2012 Starcraft Bus StarliteOpen model-year report →2011 Starcraft Bus AllstarOpen model-year report →2011 Starcraft Bus Allstar XlOpen model-year report →2011 Starcraft Bus StarliteOpen model-year report →2010 Starcraft Bus AllstarOpen model-year report →2010 Starcraft Bus Allstar XlOpen model-year report →2010 Starcraft Bus StarliteOpen model-year report →2009 Starcraft Bus AllstarOpen model-year report →2009 Starcraft Bus Allstar XlOpen model-year report →2009 Starcraft Bus StarliteOpen model-year report →2008 Starcraft Bus AllstarOpen model-year report →2008 Starcraft Bus Allstar XlOpen model-year report →2008 Starcraft Bus StarliteOpen model-year report →2007 Starcraft Bus AllstarOpen model-year report →2007 Starcraft Bus Allstar XlOpen model-year report →2007 Starcraft Bus StarliteOpen model-year report →2006 Starcraft Bus AllstarOpen model-year report →2006 Starcraft Bus Allstar XlOpen model-year report →2006 Starcraft Bus StarliteOpen model-year report →