- Vehicles
- 678
- Built between
- Jan 1992 – Dec 1994
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 8 August 1994
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 1992 and December 1994. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1992-1994 Startrans Bus SenatorBuilt January 1992 to December 1994
What the defect is
The safety compliance certification label on these buses have incorrect inflation pressures for both front and rear tires. These buses do not conform to the requirements of FMVSS no. 10, "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars."
What could happen
Incorrect inflation of tires causes excessive uneven tire wear which can result in tire failure and an accident.
What gets fixed
CORRECTED CERTIFICATION LABELS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL OWNERS OF THESE BUSES.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 1992 to December 1994
- Recall reported to NHTSA25 April 1994
- Owners notified8 August 1994
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 25 April 1994.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- SUPREME CORP.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 120
- Recall initiated by
- OVSC
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
System: equipment: certification label; FMVSS 120.VEHICLE description: transit buses.note: if you do not receive a new certification label within a reasonable amount of time, please contact supreme at 1-800-642-4889. Also, contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.