Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V527000

Electrical system: wiring

Forest River, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-08-18.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V527000

Electrical system: wiring

Component
Electrical system: wiring
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Vehicles affected
32
Reported to NHTSA
2015-08-18
Owners notified
2015-09-18

Defect description

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Starcraft All Star XL, 2013 Starcraft All Star, and XLT transit buses manufactured October 17, 2012, to November 20, 2012. The affected vehicles may have an improperly routed engine grid heater power feed cable which can result in the cable contacting the metal edge on the cab.

Safety risk

If the cable contacts the metal edge of the cab, it may cause an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a cable tie to provide proper clearance for the engine grid heater power feed cable, free of charge. The recall began on September 18, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River's customer service at 1-574-389-4600. Forest River's number for this recall is 5-08102015-0072.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
STARCRAFT BUS ALL Star2013
STARCRAFT BUS ALL Star XL2014 2013
STARCRAFT BUS XLT2013

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.