Starcraft Transit Buses Recalled for Potential Fuel Injector Failure
Forest River is recalling 2013-2014 Starcraft All Star XL and 2013 XLT transit buses because fuel injectors may fail, potentially causing engine stalls and increasing crash risk.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (vehicle) where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the High severity criteria for potential crash risk without confirmed fatalities or injuries.
Plain-English summary
Forest River, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Starcraft All Star XL transit buses and 2013 Starcraft XLT transit buses. The affected vehicles were manufactured between October 17, 2012, and November 26, 2012, for the All Star XL, and between October 14, 2012, and November 26, 2012, for the XLT. These vehicles are equipped with Navistar engines that have fuel injectors that may fail.
If one or more fuel injectors fail, the engine may misfire, causing a loss of performance. This condition may result in an engine stall, which increases the risk of a crash.
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. Owners may also contact the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 or visit www.safercar.gov.
The recalled product
- Product
- STARCRAFT BUS ALL STAR XL, XLT
- Brand
- STARCRAFT BUS
- Manufacturer
- Forest River, Inc.
- Category
- Vehicle — Transit Bus
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 30
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (2)
- ALL STAR XL
- XLT
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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