The defect
Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021 Battisti Coach; Federal Coach-Spirit; StarCraft Quest XL; 2022 StarTrans P/S2; Elkhart Coach; Glaval Concord II, Legacy, Primetime; StarCraft Allstar MVP, Allstar XLT; Eldorado Advance; 2021-2022 Eldorado National(K-s)-Advantage; StarTrans Senator II, Senator II HD, Candidate II; StarCraft Starquest, Starlite; Glaval Commute, Entourage, Universal; Berkshire Coach Ultra; and 2021-2023 StarCraft Allstar and Allstar XL Transit Buses. The Programmable Relay Power Center (PRC) module can fail.
The risk
A PRC module failure can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will install a wire jumper harness to the PRC module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 1, 2022. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1461.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Battisti Customs Battisti | 2021 |
| Berkshire Ultra 24 | 2021 |
| Berkshire Ultra 28 | 2021 |
| Berkshire Ultra 34 | 2021 |
| Berkshire Ultra 42 | 2021 |
| Berkshire Ultra BC | 2021 |
| Eldorado Advance | 2022 |
| Eldorado Advantage | 2021, 2022 |
| Elkhart Ecii | 2022 |
| Federal Coach Spirit | 2021 |
| Glaval Bus Commute | 2021, 2022 |
| Glaval Bus Concorde II | 2022 |
| Glaval Bus Entourage | 2021, 2022 |
| Glaval Bus Legacy | 2022 |
| Glaval Bus Primetime | 2022 |
| Glaval Bus Universal | 2021, 2022 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar | 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar MVP | 2022 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar XL | 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar XLT | 2022 |
| Starcraft Bus Quest XL | 2021 |
| Starcraft Bus Starlite | 2021, 2022 |
| Starcraft Bus Starquest | 2021, 2022 |
| Startrans Candidate II | 2021, 2022 |
| Startrans PS2 | 2022 |
| Startrans Senator II | 2021, 2022 |
| Startrans Senator II HD | 2021, 2022 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:RELAYS/SOLENOIDS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battisti Customs Battisti | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Berkshire Ultra 24 | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Berkshire Ultra 28 | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Berkshire Ultra 34 | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Berkshire Ultra 42 | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Berkshire Ultra BC | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Eldorado Advance | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Eldorado Advantage | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Eldorado Advantage | 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Elkhart Ecii | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Federal Coach Spirit | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Glaval Bus Commute | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Glaval Bus Commute | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Glaval Bus Concorde II | 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Glaval Bus Entourage | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Glaval Bus Entourage | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Glaval Bus Legacy | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Glaval Bus Primetime | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Glaval Bus Universal | 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| Glaval Bus Universal | 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar | 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar | 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar | 2023 | 0 | 3 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar MVP | 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar XL | 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar XL | 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar XL | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar XLT | 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Bus Quest XL | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Starcraft Bus Starlite | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2022
115 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the electrical system; Forest River, Inc. filed 592 campaigns in all.
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022