Starcraft Starquest Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 7 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 15 model years of the Starcraft Starquest (2001–2015).

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All Starcraft Starquest recalls (7)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Starcraft Starquest, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Labels (equipment)

   NHTSA 15V445000 Reported July 13, 2015 800 vehicles potentially affected Starcraft Bus

   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…

   Model years: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

2. Air conditioner (equipment)

   NHTSA 15V298000 Reported May 20, 2015 110 vehicles potentially affected Starcraft Bus

   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

3. Alternator/generator/regulator (electrical system)

   NHTSA 14V018000 Reported January 27, 2014 1,954 vehicles potentially affected Starcraft Bus

   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.…

   Model years: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

4. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 12V293000 Reported June 22, 2012 2,209 vehicles potentially affected STARCRAFT BUS

   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.

   Model years: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

5. Air conditioner (equipment)

   NHTSA 11V571000 Reported December 1, 2011 1,204 vehicles potentially affected STARCRAFT BUS

   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…

   Model years: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

6. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 06V469000 Reported December 1, 2006 8 vehicles potentially affected STARCRAFT BUS AND MOBILITY

   On certain transit buses equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts, the wheelchair lift vertical support arms were improperly welded.

   Remedy: Ricon is conducting this recall and will replace the two vertical arms even if only one arm is cracked (please see 06e008). Owners may contact starcraft bus at 800-348-7440 or ricon at 1-818-267-3000.

   Model years: 2004

7. Labels (equipment)

   NHTSA 05V007000 Reported January 10, 2005 612 vehicles potentially affected STARCRAFT BUS AND MOBILITY

   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…

   Model years: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005

Other Starcraft models

• Starcraft7 complaints
• Autumn Ridge4 complaints
• 21SSO3 complaints
• Allstar3 complaints
• Aruba3 complaints
• Roadstar3 complaints
• Tent Trailer3 complaints
• Allstar XLT2 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.