Starcraft Bus Allstar XL Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 9 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 17 model years of the Starcraft Bus Allstar XL (2006–2023).

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All Starcraft Bus Allstar XL recalls (9)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Starcraft Bus Allstar XL, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Equipment

   NHTSA 23V726000 Reported October 30, 2023 31 vehicles potentially affected Forest River Bus, LLC

   Forest River Bus, LLC (Forest River Bus) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Starcraft Allstar XL, 2022-2023 Allstar XLT, and 2022 Glaval Concorde II transit buses. The exterior-mounted air conditioning compressor may contact the optional stabilizer/sway bar, possibly causing mount failure and resulting in a loss of power or steering control.

   Remedy: Dealers will inspect the vehicles for the optional sway bar. If equipped, a new compressor mount will be installed. Repairs will be performed free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 16, 2023.…

   Model years: 2021, 2022

2. Relays/solenoids (electrical system)

   NHTSA 22V029000 Reported January 25, 2022 1,699 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

   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…

   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…

   Model years: 2021, 2022, 2023

3. Pre-heater (fuel system)

   NHTSA 21V623000 Reported August 10, 2021 4 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

   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.

   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…

   Model years: 2017, 2018

4. Escape/egress/exit (structure)

   NHTSA 19V555000 Reported July 26, 2019 43 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

   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.

   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…

   Model years: 2018, 2019

5. Pre-heater (fuel system)

   NHTSA 19V395000 Reported May 24, 2019 2 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

   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…

   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…

   Model years: 2018, 2019

6. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 16V386000 Reported June 1, 2016 406 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

   Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Glaval Universal, Primetime, Sport, Titan, Titan II, Entourage, Legacy transit buses manufactured January 1, 2006, to April 29, 2016, 2015-2016 Elkhart ECE3, ECE4, ECG4 transit buses manufactured October 24, 2014, to September 9, 2015, and 2006-2016 Starcraft…

   Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. The…

   Model years: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

7. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 15V766000 Reported November 18, 2015 1,001 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

   Foreest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Starcraft Xpress, Starquest, Starlite, Allstar, Allstar XL, MVP, Ultrastar, and XLT transit buses manufactured January 1, 2006, to September 26, 2014, equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts built by the Ricon…

   Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. The…

   Model years: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

8. Camera system (back over prevention)

   NHTSA 15V478000 Reported July 30, 2015 160 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

   Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2015 Glaval Bus Apollo, Concorde, Entourage, and Legacy, and Elkhart Coach ECE4, 2014-2016 AllStar XL, and 2014-2015 Forest River Rockport, Starcraft Starquest, AllStar, Starlite, AllStar MVP, XLT, and Xpress vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a back up…

   Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will replace the camera, free of charge. The recall began on August 25, 2015. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-264-5179. Forest River's number for…

   Model years: 2014, 2015, 2016

9. Equipment adaptive/mobility

   NHTSA 14V729000 Reported November 13, 2014 969 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

   Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 Starcraft Bus Xpress, Starquest, Starlite, Allstar, Allstar XL, MVP, Ultrastar, and XLT transit buses manufactured June 1, 2006, to February 27, 2012 equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon…

   Remedy: Starcraft Bus will notify all owners to take buses to a Ricon dealer or service center who will install supplemental platform support bumpers. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of…

   Model years: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

Other Starcraft Bus models

• Quest2 complaints
• All Star0 complaints
• All Star XL0 complaints
• Allstar0 complaints
• Allstar Mvp0 complaints
• Allstar XL Mvp0 complaints
• Allstar XLT0 complaints
• Avalon0 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.