Starcraft Bus recall: Electrical system
What is wrong
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.
What could happen
If the cable contacts the metal edge of the cab, it may cause an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.
The fix
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.
Vehicles covered
- Starcraft Bus All Star 2013
- Starcraft Bus All Star Xl 2013–2014
- Starcraft Bus Xlt 2013
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 15V527000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Forest River, Inc.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Aug 18, 2015
- Owners notified
- Sep 18, 2015
- Vehicles or items affected
- 32
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Oct 17, 2012 to Nov 20, 2012
- Part
- Electrical system › Wiring
- Maker's own recall number
- 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.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Starcraft Bus recall: Fuel system, other 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
- Starcraft Bus recall: Electronic stability control (esc) Apr 9, 2020
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.