2012 STARTRANS SENTINEL — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data
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Safety Rating
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Owner Complaints
2
Recalls
0
Service Bulletins
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Investigations
Overview of the 2012 STARTRANS SENTINEL
The 2012 STARTRANS SENTINEL has received a total of 0 safety complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). There have been 2 recall campaigns affecting this vehicle, covering issues with EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY.
Recalls for the 2012 STARTRANS SENTINEL
NHTSA has recorded 2 recalls for the 2012 STARTRANS SENTINEL, potentially affecting up to 2,464 vehicles.
Recall 16V369000 — EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
| 759 vehicles affected
Defect: 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 wheelchair lifts by Ricon. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair...
Consequence: If the bearings move out of position, the stowed platform may have excessive movement resulting in failure of the platform mounting. This failure could cause the wheel chair lift platform to fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, increasing the risk of injury for the lift operator.
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 replaced, free of charge....
View full details →Recall 14V662000 — EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
| 1,705 vehicles affected
Defect: 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 January 1, 2006. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may...
Consequence: If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.
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 recall began in November 2014....
View full details →Owner Complaints for the 2012 STARTRANS SENTINEL
No complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2012 STARTRANS SENTINEL.
Safety Rating for the 2012 STARTRANS SENTINEL
NHTSA has not yet tested the 2012 STARTRANS SENTINEL in its New Car Assessment Program.
Technical Service Bulletins for the 2012 STARTRANS SENTINEL
No technical service bulletins have been reported for this vehicle.
NHTSA Investigations for the 2012 STARTRANS SENTINEL
There are no NHTSA defect investigations on record for this vehicle.
Other Model Years of the STARTRANS SENTINEL
- 2008 STARTRANS SENTINEL — 0 complaints
- 2009 STARTRANS SENTINEL — 0 complaints
- 2010 STARTRANS SENTINEL — 0 complaints
- 2011 STARTRANS SENTINEL — 0 complaints
- 2012 STARTRANS SENTINEL (current)
- 2013 STARTRANS SENTINEL — 0 complaints
- 2014 STARTRANS SENTINEL — 0 complaints
Other STARTRANS Models
- STARTRANS AZURE HYBRID — 0 total complaints
- STARTRANS C2 — 0 total complaints
- STARTRANS CANDIDATE — 0 total complaints
- STARTRANS CANDIDATE II — 0 total complaints
- STARTRANS CANIDATE — 0 total complaints
- STARTRANS CANIDATE II — 0 total complaints
- STARTRANS E-LO — 0 total complaints
- STARTRANS MFASB — 0 total complaints