Starcraft Bus Fuel System, Diesel

Starcraft Bus is recalling about 810 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, diesel. If the fuel lines are damaged from the screws that are too long, fuel may leak and cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
17V780000
Manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Reported
6 December 2017
Vehicles
810
Built between
Jan 2017 – Sep 2017
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
14 December 2017
Repaired
20%
Unrepaired
608

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 2017 and September 2017. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2017 Starcraft Bus ProdigyBuilt January 2017 to September 2017
  • 2017 Starcraft Bus QuestBuilt January 2017 to September 2017

Repair progress

608 of 810 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2021.

20% repaired — 162 of 810 reported

Owners not reachable
40

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2017 Starcraft Bus Prodigy, Prodigy LP, and Quest school buses. The screws used to secure the floor in these buses may be too long and can damage the fuel lines underneath.

What could happen

If the fuel lines are damaged from the screws that are too long, fuel may leak and cause an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, the leaking fuel may increase the risk of a fire.

What gets fixed

Forest River has notified owners, and dealers will inspect the fuel lines, replacing them as necessary, and will install shorter length screws to secure the floor, free of charge. The recall began on December 14, 2017.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 2017 to September 2017
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA6 December 2017
  3. Owners notified14 December 2017
  4. Latest repair reportQ2 2021 — 20% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 6 December 2017.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Starcraft customer service at 1-800-348-7440. Forest River's number for this recall is 05-0592.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
05-0592
Recalling manufacturer
Forest River, Inc.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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