Forest River Recalls Buses with Defective Wheelchair Lifts
Forest River is recalling specific 2012-2018 buses because a wheelchair lift component may fail, allowing the platform to rise too high and increasing injury 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 mechanical defect that creates a risk of injury to wheelchair users, but the source text does not report any actual injuries or fatalities, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products without reported injury.
Plain-English summary
Forest River, Inc. is recalling certain 2012-2018 Elkhart Coach, Glaval, and StarCraft buses. The affected vehicles are equipped with specific Ricon S-Series and K-Series Titanium Wheelchair Lifts. A defect in the wheelchair lift positioning input cam may cause it to fail while the lift is in use.
If the cam fails, the wheelchair lift platform may travel higher than the vehicle's floor height. If the platform stops above the vehicle floor, a wheelchair user exiting the lift can tip inwards toward the vehicle, which increases their risk of injury.
The recall began on October 10, 2018. Forest River will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will replace the wheelchair lift positioning input cam free of charge. Owners may contact Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- STARCRAFT BUS, ELKHART, GLAVAL BUS ALLSTAR XL MVP, ALLSTAR, SENATOR II, STARLITE
- Brand
- STARCRAFT BUS
- Manufacturer
- Forest River, Inc.
- Category
- Vehicle — Bus / Wheelchair Lift
- Affected units
- 1,525
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 (19)
- ALLSTAR XL MVP
- ALLSTAR
- SENATOR II
- STARLITE
- ECII
- QUEST
- PRODIGY
- APOLLO
- COMMUTE
- CONCORDE
- CONCORDE II
- ENTOURAGE
- LEGACY
- PRIMETIME
- SPORT
- TITAN
- TITAN II
- UNIVERSAL
- STARQUEST
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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