The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Starcraft All Star XL, 2013 Starcraft All Star, and XLT transit buses manufactured October 17, 2012, to November 20, 2012. The affected vehicles may have an improperly routed engine grid heater power feed cable which can result in the cable contacting the metal edge on the cab.
The risk
If the cable contacts the metal edge of the cab, it may cause an electrical short, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a cable tie to provide proper clearance for the engine grid heater power feed cable, free of charge. The recall began on September 18, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River's customer service at 1-574-389-4600. Forest River's number for this recall is 5-08102015-0072.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Starcraft Bus ALL Star | 2013 |
| Starcraft Bus ALL Star XL | 2013, 2014 |
| Starcraft Bus XLT | 2013 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starcraft Bus ALL Star | 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| Starcraft Bus ALL Star XL | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Bus ALL Star XL | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Bus XLT | 2013 | 0 | 3 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2015
85 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the electrical system; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 15V874000 23 Dec 2015 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 15V854000 18 Dec 2015 | Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. |
| 15V851000 18 Dec 2015 | Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. |
| 15V853000 18 Dec 2015 | Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. |
| 15V828000 9 Dec 2015 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
| 15V813000 2 Dec 2015 | Ford Motor Company |
| 15V799000 25 Nov 2015 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 15V754000 13 Nov 2015 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015