The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Starcraft Allstar XL transit buses equipped with Cummins B6.7 diesel engines. The electric fuel heater within the fuel module may overheat, causing 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
Cummins will replace the fuel heater with a newly designed fuel heater, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 18, 2021. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440. Forest River's number for this recall is 05-1401.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Starcraft Bus Allstar XL | 2017, 2018 |
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 | 2017 | 0 | 1 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar XL | 2018 | 0 | 3 |
Other fuel system, diesel recalls in 2021
61 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the fuel system, diesel; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021