Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 21V623000

Fuel system, diesel: pre-heater

Forest River, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2021-08-10.

Recall campaignNHTSA 21V623000

Fuel system, diesel: pre-heater

Component
Fuel system, diesel: pre-heater
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Vehicles affected
4
Reported to NHTSA
2021-08-10
Owners notified
2021-08-18

Defect description

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Starcraft Allstar XL transit buses equipped with Cummins B6.7 diesel engines. The electric fuel heater within the fuel module may overheat, causing plastic in the fuel heater to melt and potentially catch fire. It may also lead to engine stalling.

Safety risk

A fire increases the risk of injury. An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Cummins will replace the fuel heater with a newly designed fuel heater, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 18, 2021. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440. Forest River's number for this recall is 05-1401.

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.nhtsa.gov.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
STARCRAFT BUS Allstar XL2018 2017

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.