Recall Register

2002 Starcraft Starlite: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2002 Starcraft Starlite. The newest campaign is 15V445000. NHTSA received the report on 13 Jul 2015. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Other / Labels. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 15V445000, in the NHTSA record

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 the GVWR on the existing label. This work will be done free of charge. The recall began on September 8, 2015. Owners may contact Starcraft customer service at 1-800-348-7440. Starcraft's number for this recall is 05-06242015-0058.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 15,177 units in total.

  1. 15V445000Received . 800 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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 the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, "Certification."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the buses are loaded beyond the GVWR rating on the certification label, the vehicle could have poor handling, tire or suspension failure, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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 the GVWR on the existing label. This work will be done free of charge. The recall began on September 8, 2015. Owners may contact Starcraft customer service at 1-800-348-7440. Starcraft's number for this recall is 05-06242015-0058.

    Report filed by Starcraft Bus. Manufacturer campaign number 05-06242015-0058. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 07V425000Received . 13,765 units.

    Equipment / Recreational Vehicle/Trailer

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain fifth wheel and travel trailers equipped with a two-door refrigerator manufactured by the dometic corporation, the refrigerator may have a defect in the boiler tube. Pressurized coolant solution could be released into an area where an ignition source (gas flame) is present.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Release of coolant under certain conditions could ignite and result in a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Starcraft RV will be working with dometic in order to repair these refrigerators (please see 06e076). Dometic will repair these refrigerators by installing a secondary burn housing, a thermal fuse, and a melt fuse free of charge. Dometic has retained stericycle INC. To manage this campaign. Stericycle will assist the owner in locating dealerships or service centers and will provide assistance with scheduling of appointments. Owners may contact dometic/stericycle at 1-888-446-5157 or starcraft RV at 1-260-593-2550.

    Report filed by STARCRAFT RV, INC..

  3. 05V007000Received . 612 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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, in the NHTSA record
    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.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    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 may contact starcraft at 1-800-348-7440.

    Report filed by STARCRAFT BUS AND MOBILITY. Manufacturer campaign number 050103. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19981
  2. 19991
  3. 20001
  4. 20012
  5. 20023
  6. 20032
  7. 20044
  8. 20052
  9. 20064
  10. 20074
  11. 20083
  12. 20093
  13. 20104
  14. 20113
  15. 20123
  16. 20132
  17. 20141
  18. 20152
  19. 20161
  20. 20172

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 2002 Starcraft Starlite: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/starcraft/starlite/2002/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Starcraft Bus

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2002 Starcraft Starlite?
15,177 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Starcraft Starlite have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 12 recall campaigns for the Starcraft Starlite, model years 1998 to 2017. 3 of them name the 2002 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2002 Starcraft Starlite open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.