The defect
Forest River Bus, LLC. (Forest River Bus) is recalling certain 2018-2024 Starcraft Allstar, Senator II, 2022-2024 Starcraft Allstar MVP, Senator II MVP, Eldorado National Advantage, 2018 Starcraft Candidate II, 2023 Starcraft Starlite, 2023-2034 Champion Challenger, Elkhart Coach ELKC, and 2019-2024 Glaval Universal transit buses. Unsecured brake lines may be damaged by contact with the frame rail.
The risk
Damaged brake lines can cause loss of brake pressure, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and secure the brake lines, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 1, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River Bus Customer Service Phone Number at 1-800-348-7440. Forest River Bus number for this recall is 05-1756.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Champion Challenger | 2023, 2024 |
| Eldorado Advantage | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Elkhart Elkc | 2023, 2024 |
| Glaval Bus Universal | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar MVP | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Starcraft Bus Candidate II | 2018 |
| Starcraft Bus Senator II | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Starcraft Bus Senator II MVP | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Starcraft Bus Starlite | 2023 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion Challenger | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion Challenger | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Eldorado Advantage | 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Eldorado Advantage | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Eldorado Advantage | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Elkhart Elkc | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Elkhart Elkc | 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| Glaval Bus Universal | 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| Glaval Bus Universal | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Glaval Bus Universal | 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| Glaval Bus Universal | 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Glaval Bus Universal | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Glaval Bus Universal | 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar | 2018 | 0 | 6 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar | 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar | 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar | 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar | 2023 | 0 | 3 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar MVP | 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar MVP | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Starcraft Bus Allstar MVP | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Starcraft Bus Candidate II | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Starcraft Bus Senator II | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| Starcraft Bus Senator II | 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| Starcraft Bus Senator II | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Starcraft Bus Senator II | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Starcraft Bus Senator II | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| Starcraft Bus Senator II | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 2024
29 of the 950 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2024 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; Forest River Bus, LLC filed 23 campaigns in all.
| 24V943000 19 Dec 2024 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 24V896000 27 Nov 2024 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 24V838000 7 Nov 2024 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 24V835000 5 Nov 2024 | Polestar Automotive USA, Inc. |
| 24V788000 23 Oct 2024 | Volvo Car USA, LLC |
| 24V777000 18 Oct 2024 | Ford Motor Company |
| 24V769000 16 Oct 2024 | Suzuki Motor USA, LLC |
| 24V752000 9 Oct 2024 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2024