Starcraft Allstar, Starcraft Prodigy, Starcraft Quest, Starcraft Starlite, Starcraft Starquest, Starcraft Ultrastar, model years 2010 to 2013. Filed by Starcraft Bus and reported to NHTSA on 27 January 2014. 1,954 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says 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 …
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The maker's own number for this recall: EQ14-001. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 14V018 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 14V018 cover?
- Starcraft Allstar, Starcraft Prodigy, Starcraft Quest, Starcraft Starlite, Starcraft Starquest, Starcraft Ultrastar, Starcraft Xpress, model years 2010-2013.
- What is wrong with them?
- 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.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- The charging system may fail which could lead to the vehicle stalling while driving, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, the spring clamp could pierce both the positive and negative wires of the alternator harness creating a short circuit which could result in a fire.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. 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. Customers may contact Starcraft at 1-800-347-7440.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. The maker calls this recall EQ14-001, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “The charging system may fail which could lead to the vehicle stalling while driving, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, the spring clamp could pierce both the positive and negative wires of the alternator harness creating a short…”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 14V018 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Starcraft Bus |
| System at fault | Electrical System:Alternator/Generator/Regulator |
| Reported to NHTSA | 27 January 2014 |
| Model years | 2010-2013 |
| Vehicles named | STARCRAFT ALLSTAR, STARCRAFT PRODIGY, STARCRAFT QUEST, STARCRAFT STARLITE, STARCRAFT STARQUEST, STARCRAFT ULTRASTAR, STARCRAFT XPRESS |
What the notice says today
The consequence
The charging system may fail which could lead to the vehicle stalling while driving, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, the spring clamp could pierce both the positive and negative wires of the alternator harness creating a short circuit which could result in a fire.
The 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. Customers may contact Starcraft at 1-800-347-7440.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 1,836 notices in the record whose component field names electrical system. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 41 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Starcraft Allstar recalls: 5 US campaigns
- Starcraft Prodigy recalls: 10 US campaigns
- Starcraft Quest recalls: 12 US campaigns
- Starcraft Starlite recalls: 7 US campaigns
- Starcraft Starquest recalls: 4 US campaigns
- Starcraft Ultrastar recalls: 3 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 14V018, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v018/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- Defect summary
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79311cbe - Remedy
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