The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Starcraft Quest, and XL school buses manufactured June 1, 2015, to November 1, 2015, equipped with certain Transpec T6000, T6100, and T7000 series school bus stop arms. The affected stop arms have a reflective decal that may peel loose from the stop arm. As such, these stop arms fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 131, "School Bus Pedestrian Safety Devices."
The risk
Without a reflective decal, the stop arms would have reduced visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and their dealers will replace the stop arm blade assembly, free of charge. The recall began on February 4, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440 or the manufacturer of the stop arms at 1-800-951-7867. Forest River's number for this recall is 5-12222015-0125.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Starcraft Bus Quest | 2015, 2016 |
| Starcraft Bus XL | 2015, 2016 |
Components: OTHER:SCHOOL BUS STOP ARM ASSEMBLY
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 Quest | 2015 | 0 | 6 |
| Starcraft Bus Quest | 2016 | 0 | 6 |
| Starcraft Bus XL | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| Starcraft Bus XL | 2016 | 0 | 1 |
Other other recalls in 2016
6 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the other; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 16V080000 10 Feb 2016 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 16V030000 22 Jan 2016 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 16V031000 22 Jan 2016 | Collins Bus Corporation |
| 16V006000 8 Jan 2016 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 16V005000 8 Jan 2016 | Transportation Collaborative, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016