Starcraft Allstar Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 11 safety recalls and 3 owner complaints across 15 model years of the Starcraft Allstar (2001–2015). The most-complained-about year is 2005.
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What Starcraft Allstar owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA. The 2005 model year has the most, with 1.
All Starcraft Allstar recalls (11)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Starcraft Allstar, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Labels (equipment)
Starcraft Bus (Starcraft) is recalling certain model year 2002-2007 Allstar, Starquest, Starlite, and Ultrastar commercial buses manufactured January 1, 2002, to September 30, 2007. The affected vehicles, when loaded with passengers and fuel, may exceed the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR). As such, these vehicles fail to comply with…
Remedy: Starcraft will notify owners, and dealers will install a revised certification label based on corrected axle and wheel calculations or dealers will remove seats from buses that cannot support additional weight beyond…
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Air conditioner (equipment)
Starcraft Bus (Starcraft) is recalling certain model year 2006-2015 Allstar, Starlite, Starquest, and Senator II transit buses manufactured June 20, 2006, to February 17, 2015 and built on a GM chassis. The affected vehicles are equipped with Trans-Air add-on compressor mount kits, part numbers 4012506-01, 4012506-02, 4013126-01,…
Remedy: Starcraft will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the power distribution terminal strip connection, correcting it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on August 17, 2015. Owners may contact Starcraft…
Model years: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
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Alternator/generator/regulator (electrical system)
Starcraft Bus is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 Allstar XL, Ultrastar, Allstar, Starlite, Starquest, Xpress, Prodigy, Quest, and Allstar MVP transit buses built on Ford cutaway chassis equipped with Ford 5.4L or 6.8L engines and Trans/Air-brand air compressors. In the affected vehicles, depending on the routing of the alternator…
Remedy: Starcraft Bus will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles, correct the clamp installation and repair and reroute the alternator harness, as needed, free of charge. The recall began on February 19, 2014.…
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Equipment
Starcraft Bus is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 Allstar buses manufactured November 2006, through July 2012. The affected buses are equipped with a Ricon manufactured wheelchair lift which may have an optional armored pendant cable. The cable may have been installed such that it doesn't clear the wheelchair lift and without a…
Remedy: Starcraft will notify owners and direct them to contact Ricon. Ricon will provide a supplemental cover kit with instructions, free of charge. The recall began during June 2013. Owners may contact Starcraft at…
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
Starcraft is recalling certain model year 2006-2010 buses equipped with braun century-2 and/or vista-2 wheelchair lifts. Over time and with frequent use, the roll stop latches on the outer barrier may become bent or misaligned.
Remedy: Starcraft will notify owners, and the repairs will be performed by authorized braun dealers free of charge. Owners may contact starcraft bus at 1-800-347-7440.
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Air conditioner (equipment)
Starcraft is recalling certain model year 2006 and 2007 transit buses built on ford and freightliner chassis and equipped with carrier genv em-1 evaporator units. Due to time, temperature, and/or vibration, the fuse may loosen in the fuse holder resulting in high resistance and arcing.
Remedy: Starcraft will notify owners and provide information on how to obtain the retrofit kit from carrier along with repair instructions. This service will be performed free of charge. The recall began in november 2011. (see…
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
Starcraft bus is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2009 allstar shuttle buses manufactured from december 1, 2007 through december 18, 2009 and fitted with ricon public use lifts. The restraint belt on these lifts was designed to prevent the lift from moving, unless the tongue of the belt is fully engaged and latched in the…
Remedy: Starcraft is working with ricon and ricon will be performing the remedy for this campaign. Please see ricon's defect report 09e-060. Ricon will provide customers with a warning decal and a dvd-based training aid. The…
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
Starcraft is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2009 allstar shuttle buses manufactured from october 2007 through december 2009 and fitted with certain ricon s series and k series l-model wheelchair lifts. Due to a problem in the software that controls the lift's "up" function, should the "up" button be released before the floor…
Remedy: Starcraft will notify owners and the repairs will be performed by authorized ricon dealers free of charge. A software solution for this safety defect is under investigation. Until the software solution is available,…
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
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…
Remedy: 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.
Model years: 2005
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Labels (equipment)
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.
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…
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Brake lights (exterior lighting)
Certain buses built on ford e-series chassis and equipped with wheelchair lifts fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." the brake lights will not function if the wheelchair lift enable switch is turned on while the vehicle is in gear.
Remedy: Dealers will repair the main electrical circuit board. Owner notification began may 3, 2004. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy…
Model years: 2004
Other Starcraft models
- Starcraft7 complaints
- Autumn Ridge4 complaints
- 21SSO3 complaints
- Aruba3 complaints
- Roadstar3 complaints
- Tent Trailer3 complaints
- Allstar XLT2 complaints
- Homestead2 complaints
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.