Starcraft Bus recall: Fuel system, other
What is wrong
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Starcraft All Star XL transit buses manufactured by October 17, 2012, to November 26, 2012, and 2013 Starcraft XLT transit buses manufactured October 14, 2012, to November 26, 2012. The affected vehicles are equipped with Navistar engines that have fuel injectors that may fail.
What could happen
If one or more fuel injectors fail, the engine may misfire, causing a loss of performance, possibly resulting in an engine stall and increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Forest River will notify owners, and Navistar dealers will recalibrate the engine control module (ECM) software, free of charge. The recall began on September 9, 2015. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825 or Forest River customer service at 1-574-389-4600. Forest River's number for this recall is 05-08102015-0071.
Vehicles covered
- Starcraft Bus All Star Xl 2013–2014
- Starcraft Bus Xlt 2013
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 15V525000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Aug 18, 2015
- Owners notified
- Sep 8, 2015
- Vehicles or items affected
- 30
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Oct 17, 2012 to Nov 26, 2012
- Part
- Fuel system, other › Fuel injection system
- Maker's own recall number
- 05-08102015-0071
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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Starcraft Bus recall: Electrical system Aug 18, 2015
- Glaval Bus / Starcraft Bus recall: Power train Apr 27, 2018
- Starcraft Bus recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Nov 18, 2015
- Elkhart / Forest River / Glaval Bus and more recall: Back over prevention Jul 30, 2015
- Starcraft Bus recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Nov 13, 2014
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.