The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighNHTSA·15V263000·Announced 2015-05-05

Starcraft Recalls 2015 Prodigy and Quest School Buses for Seat Flammability

Starcraft is recalling 2015 Prodigy and Quest school buses because seat foam may not meet federal flammability standards, increasing fire risk.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a fire hazard in a vehicle where no injuries or deaths have been reported, fitting the rubric criterion for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Starcraft Bus is recalling certain model year 2015 Prodigy and Quest school buses manufactured between August 21, 2014, and April 16, 2015. The recall involves 20 vehicles where the seat bottoms may contain a foam core that does not meet the flammability requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 302.

If the seats are built with this non-compliant foam core, they may not resist catching fire in the presence of an ignition source. This condition increases the risk that a fire may start or spread within the vehicle.

Starcraft will notify owners, and dealers will replace the school bus seat bottoms with foam that is compliant with the safety standard, free of charge. The recall was expected to begin in June 2015. Owners may contact Starcraft customer service at 1-800-348-7440 or by email at [email protected]. Owners may also contact the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 or visit www.safercar.gov.

The recalled product

Product
STARCRAFT PRODIGY, QUEST
Brand
STARCRAFT
Manufacturer
Starcraft Bus
Category
Vehicle — School Bus
Hazard
Affected units
20

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (2)

  • PRODIGY
  • QUEST

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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