By year
Owner complaints about Starcraft BUS vehicles peaked at 1 in 2020
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2015 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Starcraft BUS
The complete NHTSA record for Starcraft BUS vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Starcraft BUS recalls are filed by Forest River, part of Starcraft Bus.
Owner complaints in the last five years12 on file in all, across 19 models
Recall campaigns269 in five years
Severity index0.0Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations016 service bulletins
Components
Electrical system draws the most owner complaints about Starcraft BUS vehicles, 25% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Quest has the most complaints of any Starcraft BUS model
Every Starcraft BUS model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quest | 2015 to 2022 | 2 | 0.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Allstar | 2015 to 2024 | 0 | None | 27 | 0 |
| Prodigy | 2015 to 2022 | 0 | None | 20 | 0 |
| Starlite | 2015 to 2024 | 0 | None | 17 | 0 |
| Allstar XL | 2015 to 2023 | 0 | None | 15 | 0 |
| Senator II | 2016 to 2024 | 0 | None | 12 | 0 |
| Allstar MVP | 2015 to 2024 | 0 | None | 7 | 0 |
| Quest XL | 2015 to 2021 | 0 | None | 6 | 0 |
| Senator II MVP | 2018 to 2024 | 0 | None | 5 | 0 |
| Starquest | 2015 to 2022 | 0 | None | 5 | 0 |
| Allstar XLT | 2022 to 2023 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| Allstar XL MVP | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Avalon | 2018 to 2019 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Transit BUS | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| XL | 2015 to 2016 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| XLT | 2015 to 2018 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| ALL Star | 2021 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Candidate II | 2018 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Xpress | 2015 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Starcraft BUS product
- 25V-027 Jan 22, 2025
Emergency exit handles and labels are not easily accessible which can prevent or delay the exit of passengers in the event of an emergency
Structure · 61 vehicles - 24V-502 Jul 2, 2024
Emergency exit handles and labels are not easily accessible which can prevent or delay the exit of passengers in the event of an emergency
Structure · 62 vehicles - 24V-429 Jun 12, 2024
Restraining barrier may not provide sufficient protection in a crash
Structure · 3,192 vehicles - 24V-370 May 28, 2024
Exterior front roof panel was manufactured with inadequate joint strength
Structure · 854 vehicles - 24V-253 Apr 5, 2024
Unsecured brake lines may be damaged by contact with the frame rail
Brakes · 3,680 vehicles - 23V-726 Oct 30, 2023
Exterior-mounted air conditioning compressor may contact the optional stabilizer/sway bar, possibly causing mount failure and resulting in a loss…
Equipment · 31 vehicles - 23V-254 Apr 7, 2023
Interior panels on the ceiling may be improperly secured
Structure · 29 vehicles - 22V-029 Jan 25, 2022
Programmable Relay Power Center (PRC) module can fail
Electrical system · 1,699 vehicles - 21V-787 Oct 8, 2021
Rear emergency exit window labels are not in the correct location and only provide instructions for one release mechanism, instead of two release…
Equipment · 7,593 vehicles - 21V-623 Aug 10, 2021
Electric fuel heater within the fuel module may overheat, causing plastic in the fuel heater to melt and potentially catch fire
Fuel system · 4 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.