The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Starcraft Allstar, Allstar XL, and Starlite vehicles equipped with Safe Fleet Prolo Roof Escape hatches. Due to a manufacturing issue, the roof hatch external handle may unexpectedly break under reasonable use.
The risk
If the roof hatch external handle breaks, in the event of an emergency, the hatch cannot be easily opened from outside the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the hatch, free of charge. The recall began August 27, 2019. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-748-3440. Forest River's number for this recall is 05-1060.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Starcraft Bus Allstar | 2018, 2019 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar XL | 2018, 2019 |
| Starcraft Bus Starlite | 2018, 2019 |
Components: STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT
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 | 2018 | 0 | 6 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar | 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar XL | 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar XL | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Bus Starlite | 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| Starcraft Bus Starlite | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Other structure recalls in 2019
58 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the structure; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
| 19V873000 10 Dec 2019 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 19V870000 9 Dec 2019 | ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC |
| 19V865000 5 Dec 2019 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 19V842000 22 Nov 2019 | Transportation Collaborative, Inc. |
| 19V840000 21 Nov 2019 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 19V836000 20 Nov 2019 | Temsa |
| 19V825000 18 Nov 2019 | Ducati North America |
| 19V824000 18 Nov 2019 | Forest River, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019