Starcraft Bus recall: Structure
What is wrong
Forest River Bus, LLC (Forest River) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Starcraft Starlite and 2023 Allstar transit buses. The emergency exit handles and labels are not easily accessible which can prevent or delay the exit of passengers in the event of an emergency. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."
What could happen
In the event of a crash or fire, passengers may not be able to exit the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
The fix
Dealers will replace the egress window, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 31, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440. Forest River's number for this recall is 05-1890.
Vehicles covered
- Starcraft Bus Allstar 2023
- Starcraft Bus Starlite 2023–2024
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 25V027000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Forest River Bus, LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jan 22, 2025
- Owners notified
- Jan 31, 2025
- Vehicles or items affected
- 61
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Structure › Body; Structure › Emergency › Escape/egress/exit
- Maker's own recall number
- 05-1890
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 217
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: Structure Jul 2, 2024
- Champion / Eldorado / Elkhart and more recall: Service brakes, hydraulic Apr 5, 2024
- Battisti Customs / Berkshire / Eldorado and more recall: Electrical system Jan 25, 2022
- Starcraft Bus recall: Structure Jul 26, 2019
- Starcraft / Starcraft Bus recall: Seats Nov 12, 2018
- Elkhart / Glaval Bus / Starcraft Bus recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Sep 18, 2018
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.