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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Elkhart ECE4 | 2018 |
| Forest River Rockport | 2018 |
| Glaval Bus Commute | 2018 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar | 2018, 2019 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar MVP | 2018, 2019 |
| Starcraft Bus Senator II | 2018, 2019 |
| Starcraft Bus Senator II MVP | 2018, 2019 |
Components: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:U-BOLT, LEAF SPRING TO AXLE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart ECE4 | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| Forest River Rockport | 2018 | 0 | 6 |
| Glaval Bus Commute | 2018 | 0 | 6 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar | 2018 | 0 | 6 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar | 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar MVP | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar MVP | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Starcraft Bus Senator II | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Bus Senator II | 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| Starcraft Bus Senator II MVP | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Starcraft Bus Senator II MVP | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Other suspension recalls in 2018
50 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the suspension; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 18V945000 31 Dec 2018 | Arcimoto Inc |
| 18V904000 19 Dec 2018 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 18V914000 19 Dec 2018 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 18V893000 17 Dec 2018 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 18V876000 10 Dec 2018 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 18V857000 3 Dec 2018 | Gulf Stream Coach, Inc. |
| 18V851000 30 Nov 2018 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 18V853000 30 Nov 2018 | Keystone RV Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018