| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
05V007000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
STARCRAFT |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
STARLITE |
| Model Year: |
2005 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
50103 |
| Manufacturer Component Description: |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
STARCRAFT BUS AND MOBILITY |
| Manufacturered: |
20010901 - 20050131 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
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| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
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| Recall Initiated By: |
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| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
STARCRAFT BUS AND MOBILITY |
| Report Received Date: |
20050110 |
| Record Creation Date: |
20050111 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
571 |
| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
217 |
| Defect Summary: |
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. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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. |
| Corrective Summary: |
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. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING JANUARY 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT STARCRAFT AT 1-800-348-7440. |