Forest River, Inc.: Fuel System, Other › Fuel Injection System
Forest River, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 18, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 30. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The risk
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 remedy
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.
3 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Starcraft Bus Allstar XL | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Starcraft Bus Allstar XL | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Starcraft Bus XLT | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 15V525000.
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