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Starcraft Bus XLT Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 11 model years of the Starcraft Bus XLT (2006–2018).

6
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2013
year with most recalls

Pick your Starcraft Bus XLT model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2018 Starcraft Bus XLT10
2015 Starcraft Bus XLT10
2014 Starcraft Bus XLT20
2013 Starcraft Bus XLT30
2012 Starcraft Bus XLT20
2011 Starcraft Bus XLT20
2010 Starcraft Bus XLT20
2009 Starcraft Bus XLT20
2008 Starcraft Bus XLT20
2007 Starcraft Bus XLT20
2006 Starcraft Bus XLT20

All Starcraft Bus XLT recalls (6)

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

  1. Gear position indication (prndl) (power train) and automatic transmission (power train)

    NHTSA 18V269000 Reported 3 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2018 Glaval Bus Concorde II and Starcraft Bus XLT transit buses. The gear shift cable clip may not be properly seated, allowing the transmission to be in a different gear than indicated by the gear shift lever position.

    Remedy: Forest River has notified owners, and Ford dealers will inspect the shift cable locking clip and properly seat it, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 4, 2018. Owners may contact Glaval customer service…

    Model years: 2018

  2. 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

  3. Fuel injection system (fuel system)

    NHTSA 15V525000 Reported 30 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Starcraft All Star XL transit buses manufactured by October 17, 2012, to November 26, 2012, and 2013 Starcraft XLT transit buses manufactured October 14, 2012, to November 26, 2012. The affected vehicles are equipped with Navistar engines that have fuel…

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and Navistar dealers will recalibrate the engine control module (ECM) software, free of charge. The recall began on September 9, 2015. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at…

    Model years: 2013

  4. Electrical system: wiring

    NHTSA 15V527000 Reported 32 vehicles potentially affected Forest River, Inc.

    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Starcraft All Star XL, 2013 Starcraft All Star, and XLT transit buses manufactured October 17, 2012, to November 20, 2012. The affected vehicles may have an improperly routed engine grid heater power feed cable which can result in the cable contacting the metal…

    Remedy: Forest River will notify owners, and dealers will install a cable tie to provide proper clearance for the engine grid heater power feed cable, free of charge. The recall began on September 18, 2015. Owners may contact…

    Model years: 2013

  5. 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

  6. 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.