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2009 Startrans Candidate Recalls, Complaints & Specs

7 safety recalls list the 2009 Startrans Candidate. Check your own VIN below.

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7 safety recalls for the 2009 Startrans Candidate

Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.

  1. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 16V369000 Reported 759 vehicles potentially affected Supreme Corporation

    Supreme Corporation (Supreme) is recalling certain model year 2008-2014 Startrans Activity Bus, Azure Hybrid, Candidate, Senator, Senator HD, Senator II, President, President S2, Sentinel Van, and Trolley shuttle buses manufactured May 9, 2008, to August 9, 2014, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510…

    Remedy: Supreme will notify owners and advise them to contact Ricon, and Ricon dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be…

  2. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 16V014000 Reported 1,762 vehicles potentially affected Supreme Corporation

    Supreme Corporation (Supreme) is recalling certain model year 2008-2014 Azure Hybrid, Candidate, Senator, Senator HD, Senator II, President, President S2, Sentinel, and Trolley shuttle buses manufactured May 9, 2008, to August 9, 2014, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured…

    Remedy: Supreme will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began…

  3. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 14V662000 Reported 1,705 vehicles potentially affected Supreme Corporation

    Supreme Corporation (Supreme) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Senator, Senator II, Candidate, Candidate II, Senator HD, and Sentinel transit buses manufactured January 2, 2006, to April 30, 2014, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation after…

    Remedy: Supreme will notify 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…

  4. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 13V067000 Reported 1,858 vehicles potentially affected SUPREME CORPORATION

    Supreme Corporation (Supreme) is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 Startrans Trolley, Sentinel, Senator HD, Senator, Candidate, C2, S2, PS2, and President transit buses equipped with Ricon manufactured wheelchair lifts which have an optional armored pendant cable. The cable may have been installed such that it doesn't clear the…

    Remedy: Ricon will be conducting this recall on behalf of Supreme. Ricon will notify the affected owners and will provide a supplemental cover kit and instructions, free of charge. The recall began on March 8, 2013. Owners may…

  5. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 12V186000 Reported 2,060 vehicles potentially affected STARTRANS BUS CORPORATION

    Startrans is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 transit buses equipped with braun century-2 and vista-2 wheelchair lifts. Over time and with frequent use, the roll stop latches on the outer barrier may become bent or misaligned. See the above list for the affected models.

    Remedy: Startrans will notify owners, and the repairs will be performed by authorized braun dealers, free of charge. The safety recall began on june 7, 2012. Owners may contact startrans at 1-800-642-4889.

  6. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 10V203000 Reported 183 vehicles potentially affected STARTRANS BUS CORPORATION

    Startrans bus is recalling certain model year 2009 candidate, candidate ii, senator, senator hd, president, trolley, and senator ii transit buses manufactured from september 2007 through december 18, 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…

    Remedy: Startrans bus 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…

  7. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 10V204000 Reported 805 vehicles potentially affected STARTRANS BUS CORPORATION

    Startrans bus is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2010 candidate, candidate ii, senator, senator hd, president, trolley, senator ii, and sentinal transit buses manufactured from december 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…

    Remedy: Startrans bus 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.…

No owner complaints on file

NHTSA has no owner complaints on file for the 2009 Startrans Candidate. For context, the average model year in NHTSA's database has dozens; a zero can mean a reliable vehicle, a rare one, or both.

Compare Startrans Candidate model years

Recall and complaint counts for every Startrans Candidate model year in NHTSA's database.

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2004 Startrans Candidate20
2005 Startrans Candidate20
2006 Startrans Candidate40
2007 Startrans Candidate50
2008 Startrans Candidate80
2009 Startrans Candidate70
2010 Startrans Candidate50
2011 Startrans Candidate30
2012 Startrans Candidate30
2013 Startrans Candidate20
2014 Startrans Candidate20

Checking a specific 2009 Startrans Candidate

How do I know if my 2009 Startrans Candidate has an open recall?

Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 7 campaigns currently list the 2009 Startrans Candidate; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.

Is the recall repair free?

Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Startrans dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 10V203000).

What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?

A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.

Other Startrans models

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.