2025 Forest River Bus Starcraft Allstar problems, complaints & recalls
Safety recalls (2)
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility:wheelchair Lift/Ramp:controls/Control Wiring 2026-09-01 · campaign 26V565000 · 55 vehicles
Defect: Forest River bus, LLC (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024 Mobility Trans Safetbus, Glaval Universal, 2025 Senator II, and Starcraft Allstar transit buses equipped with certain S-Series and K-Series wheelchair platform lifts. The electrical contactor may fail, preventing the controls from stopping the lift.
Risk: A wheelchair lift that continues to move while occupied increases the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will correct the wiring by installing two diodes, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 12, 2026. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-2093.
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility:wheelchair Restraints/Securement:latch/Anchor: 2025-11-13 · campaign 25V780000 · 592 vehicles
Defect: Forest River Bus, LLC (Forest River Bus) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Starcraft Starlite, Allstar XL, Allstar, StarTrans Senator II, Mobility Trans Safetbus, Glaval Universal, Forest River Van, Elkhart Coach, Eldorado, Candidate II, 2025 StarTrans Senator II HD, Glaval Entourage, Champion Bus, and 2026 StarTrans P/S2 transit buses equipped with certain QRT-Deluxe and QRT-Max wheelchair restraints. The retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured.
Risk: An unsecured wheelchair can move during transit, increasing the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the retractors as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 9, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River Bus customer service at 1-800-348-7440. Forest River Buses number for this recall is 51-2001.
Service bulletins (1)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-05-18 · 512054 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
according to ford recall 26c10/26v104: "it is possible that the trailer module (trm) may lose communication at vehicle start-up. if a trm loss of communication occurs and a trailer is connected to the vehicle, trailer stop lamps and turn signal indicators will not function. additionally, for trailer
What owners report
No detailed complaint narratives on file.
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.