The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Starcraft All Star XL vehicles equipped with diesel engines with fuel module option number FS90301 or FS90453. The electric fuel heater within the fuel module may overheat and cause plastic in the fuel heater to melt and potentially catch fire. It may also lead to engine stalling.
The risk
A fire increases the risk of injury. An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuse to a 30A fuse, reverse the polarity of the wiring to the fuel heater, install a new fuel heater, and add a white dot on the fuel heater connector, free of charge.. The recall began August 28, 2019. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440 or Cummins customer service at 1-800-286-6467. Forest River's number for this recall is 05-1021.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Starcraft Bus Allstar XL | 2018, 2019 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL: PRE-HEATER
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 Allstar XL | 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar XL | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
Other fuel system, diesel recalls in 2019
5 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the fuel system, diesel; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 19V798000 7 Nov 2019 | Daimler Vans USA, LLC |
| 19V498000 27 Jun 2019 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 19V217000 20 Mar 2019 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 19V216000 20 Mar 2019 | Navistar, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019