Forest River, Inc.: Suspension › Rear › Springs › Leaf Spring Assembly › U-bolt, Leaf Spring to Axle
Forest River, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 1, 2018 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 144. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018 Forest River Rockport, Elkhart Coach ECE4 and Glaval Bus Commute, and 2018-2019 Starcraft Bus Allstar, Allstar MVP, Senator II and Senator II MVP transit buses. The U-bolts on the rear axle that hold the leaf spring and rear axle together may have been insufficiently tightened.
The risk
The loose U-bolts may further loosen or break allowing the axle to separate and cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Forest River has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the tightness of the U-bolt, replacing or tightening the U-bolt as necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 27, 2018. Owners may contact Rockport customer service at 1-888-711-1600, Glaval customer service at 1-800-445-2825, Starcraft customer service at 1-800-348-7440, and Elkhart customer service at 1-866- 478-7652. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-0752.
11 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Starcraft Bus Allstar | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Starcraft Bus Allstar MVP | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Starcraft Bus Senator II | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Starcraft Bus Senator II MVP | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Elkhart ECE4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Forest River Rockport | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Glaval Bus Commute | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Starcraft Bus Allstar | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Starcraft Bus Allstar MVP | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Starcraft Bus Senator II | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Starcraft Bus Senator II MVP | 0 | 1 | 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 18V366000.
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