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Starcraft Bus Starlite Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 11 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 18 model years of the Starcraft Bus Starlite (2006–2024).

11
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2012
year with most recalls

Pick your Starcraft Bus Starlite model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2024 Starcraft Bus Starlite20
2023 Starcraft Bus Starlite30
2022 Starcraft Bus Starlite10
2021 Starcraft Bus Starlite10
2019 Starcraft Bus Starlite10
2018 Starcraft Bus Starlite30
2017 Starcraft Bus Starlite10
2016 Starcraft Bus Starlite20
2015 Starcraft Bus Starlite30
2014 Starcraft Bus Starlite40
2013 Starcraft Bus Starlite30
2012 Starcraft Bus Starlite40
2011 Starcraft Bus Starlite30
2010 Starcraft Bus Starlite30
2009 Starcraft Bus Starlite30
2008 Starcraft Bus Starlite30
2007 Starcraft Bus Starlite30
2006 Starcraft Bus Starlite30

All Starcraft Bus Starlite recalls (11)

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

  1. Escape/egress/exit (structure) and body (structure)

    NHTSA 25V027000 Reported 61 vehicles potentially affected Forest River Bus, LLC

    Forest River Bus, LLC (Forest River) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Starcraft Starlite and 2023 Allstar transit buses. The emergency exit handles and labels are not easily accessible which can prevent or delay the exit of passengers in the event of an emergency. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the egress window, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 31, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440. Forest River's number for this recall…

    Model years: 2023, 2024

  2. Escape/egress/exit (structure) and body (structure)

    NHTSA 24V502000 Reported 62 vehicles potentially affected Forest River Bus, LLC

    Forest River Bus, LLC (Forest River) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Starcraft Starlite transit buses. The emergency exit handles and labels are not easily accessible which can prevent or delay the exit of passengers in the event of an emergency. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the egress window, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 12, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440. Forest River's number…

    Model years: 2023, 2024

  3. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (service brakes)

    NHTSA 24V253000 Reported 3,680 vehicles potentially affected Forest River Bus, LLC

    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.…

    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…

    Model years: 2023

  4. Relays/solenoids (electrical system)

    NHTSA 22V029000 Reported 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

  5. Escape/egress/exit (structure)

    NHTSA 19V555000 Reported 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

  6. Seats

    NHTSA 18V799000 Reported 38 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017 Starcraft Senator II, 2016-2018 Starcraft Allstar, 2017-2018 Starcraft Starlite, and 2019 Starcraft Starquest transit buses, equipped with Freedman GO-ES Foldaway Seats, part numbers 43705, 45467, 48923, and 75719. When the back seat cushion is rotated from the stowed position…

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and Freedman Seating will repair the foldaway seat, free of charge. The recall began December 4, 2018. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-574-642-3112 or Freedman…

    Model years: 2018

  7. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 18V640000 Reported 1,525 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2012-2016 Elkhart Coach ECII, Glaval Apollo and Sport buses, 2017-2018 Glaval Commute buses, 2012-2018 Glaval Entourage, Titan and Universal, StarCraft Bus Allstar and Starlite buses, 2013-2018 Glaval Legacy, Primetime and Titan II buses, 2015-2016 Allstar XL MVP buses, 2014-2016…

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will replace the wheelchair lift positioning input cam, free of charge. The recall began October 10, 2018. Owners may contact Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.…

    Model years: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

  8. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 16V386000 Reported 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

  9. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 15V766000 Reported 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

  10. Camera system (back over prevention)

    NHTSA 15V478000 Reported 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

  11. Equipment adaptive/mobility

    NHTSA 14V729000 Reported 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

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.