Recall · 25V027000
Forest River Bus recalled 2 models over structure
61
Vehicles covered
2
Models
3
Model years
January 22, 2025
Filed with NHTSA
STRUCTURE:BODY
- The defect
- 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 it can cause
- In the event of a crash or fire, passengers may not be able to exit the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
- What the dealer does
- 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.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| Starcraft BusAllstar | 2023 | Not published here |
| Starcraft BusStarlite | 2023 to 2024 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 61 vehicles this is a small campaign: 76% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2023 to 2024, so the oldest vehicles on it were 2 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Starcraft Bus vehicles have been recalled over the structure 6 times before this, most recently in July 2024 as 24V502000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 3 other recalls published here: 24V502000 (structure), 24V253000 (service brakes, hydraulic), 22V029000 (electrical system).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Forest River Bus, LLC with NHTSA on January 22, 2025 as campaign 25V027000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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