2025 Forest River Bus Starcraft Starlite problems, complaints & recalls
Safety recalls (1)
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 (3)
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
Unknown Or Other 2026-03-09 · 512033B · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
according to ford recall 26v090: "certain vehicles may have been built without the cotter pin that secures the brake booster pushrod to the brake pedal, which can cause the brake booster pushrod to separate from the brake pedal. the brake booster pushrod may disconnect from the brake pedal. this can
Visibility/Wiper 2025-11-25 · 511952BF · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
according to ford recall 25v315/25s49: "the infotainment screen may freeze followed by a black screen and a system reboot. if this occurs during a backing event, the rear-view image may be frozen, missing, or delayed. a frozen rear-view camera display image while in reverse can reduce the driver’s v
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.