Recall Register

Elkhart: recalls by model and year

NHTSA lists 19 vehicle recall campaigns for Elkhart. The register has 5 model lines of the make, model years 2005 to 2024. NHTSA has no complaint on file for the make. By vehicle recall campaigns, Elkhart is number 189 of 644 makes on the register. Vehicle recall campaigns for Elkhart: 2 in 2024 and none in 2025. For all makes, the count fell by 6.2%, from 950 in 2024 to 891 in 2025.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Model lines

5 model lines, in the order of the number of complaints.

Elkhart: recall campaigns and complaints for each model line
Model lineModel yearsCampaignsComplaintsComplaints for each model yearComponent with the most mentions
Ecii131200.0
ECI9800.0
ECE45500.0
ECE35200.0
Elkc2200.0

This table compares the model lines of Elkhart only. The NHTSA files have no sales figures. A model line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints. This site does not rate one make against another.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Newest recall campaigns

The newest 5 of 19.

  1. 24V253000Received . 3,680 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River Bus, LLC. (Forest River Bus) is recalling certain 2018-2024 Starcraft Allstar, Senator II, 2022-2024 Starcraft Allstar MVP, Senator II MVP, Eldorado National Advantage, 2018 Starcraft Candidate II, 2023 Starcraft Starlite, 2023-2034 Champion Challenger, Elkhart Coach ELKC, and 2019-2024 Glaval Universal transit buses. Unsecured brake lines may be damaged by contact with the frame rail.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Damaged brake lines can cause loss of brake pressure, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect and secure the brake lines, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 1, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River Bus Customer Service Phone Number at 1-800-348-7440. Forest River Bus number for this recall is 05-1756.

    Report filed by Forest River Bus, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 05-1756. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 35 make, model and year entries.

  2. 24V136000Received . 5 units.

    Service Brakes, Air / Supply / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River Bus, LLC (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024 Elkhart Coach ELKC transit buses. The brake lines may not be attached to the driver's side frame rail. Unsecured brake line may contact the rail, damaging the lines and causing a loss of brake pressure.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A loss of brake pressure increases the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will secure and repair the rear brake lines, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed April 1, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service Phone Number 1-800-348-7440. Forest River's number for this recall is 05-1741.

    Report filed by Forest River Bus, LLC. Manufacturer campaign number 05-1741. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 1 make, model and year entry.

  3. 22V029000Received . 1,699 units.

    Electrical System / Wiring / Relays/Solenoids

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2021 Battisti Coach; Federal Coach-Spirit; StarCraft Quest XL; 2022 StarTrans P/S2; Elkhart Coach; Glaval Concord II, Legacy, Primetime; StarCraft Allstar MVP, Allstar XLT; Eldorado Advance; 2021-2022 Eldorado National(K-s)-Advantage; StarTrans Senator II, Senator II HD, Candidate II; StarCraft Starquest, Starlite; Glaval Commute, Entourage, Universal; Berkshire Coach Ultra; and 2021-2023 StarCraft Allstar and Allstar XL Transit Buses. The Programmable Relay Power Center (PRC) module can fail.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A PRC module failure can increase the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will install a wire jumper harness to the PRC module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 1, 2022. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-1461.

    Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 51-1461. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 40 make, model and year entries.

  4. 19V150000Received . 36 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Elkhart ECE3 and ECE4 buses, equipped with Freedman GO-ES Foldaway Seats. When the back seat cushion is rotated from the stowed position to the upright position, the seat cushion may not remain locked into place when under load, such as in a crash or a sudden stop. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 207, "Seating Systems," and 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a crash, if the seat back moves, the seat occupant has an increased risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River has notified owners, and Freedman will repair the foldaway seat, free of charge. The recall begin March 8, 2019. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at 1-(574) 327-2700 or Freedman customer service at 1-800-443-4540. Forest River's number for this recall is 42-0975.

    Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 42-0975. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 8 make, model and year entries.

  5. 18V640000Received . 1,525 units.

    Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain 2012-2016 Elkhart Coach ECII, Glaval Apollo and Sport buses, 2017-2018 Glaval Commute buses, 2012-2018 Glaval Entourage, Titan and Universal, StarCraft Bus Allstar and Starlite buses, 2013-2018 Glaval Legacy, Primetime and Titan II buses, 2015-2016 Allstar XL MVP buses, 2014-2016 StarCraft Prodigy buses, 2014 StarCraft Quest and Starquest buses, 2017 StarCraft Quest buses and 2016 StarCraft Senator II buses. These vehicles are equipped with certain Ricon S-Series and K-Series Titanium Wheel chair Lifts that have a wheelchair lift positioning input cam that may fail while the lift is in use, allowing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle's floor height.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the wheelchair lift platform stops above the vehicle floor, the wheelchair user can tip inwards toward the vehicle when exiting the lift, increasing their risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Forest River will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will replace the wheelchair lift positioning input cam, free of charge. The recall began October 10, 2018. Owners may contact Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-0852.

    Report filed by Forest River, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 51-0852. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: . The campaign has 92 make, model and year entries.

The list shows the newest 5 of 19 campaigns.

Download all 19 campaigns of Elkhart (CSV)

Counts by year

Recall campaigns that name Elkhart vehicles, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2008, with 2 campaigns.
Complaints about Elkhart vehicles, by the year NHTSA received them.

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Recall Register. Elkhart: recalls by model and year. https://recallregister.com/make/elkhart/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
3 Nov 2026
Complaint file through
5 Nov 2026
Investigations that name the make
0
Units in the campaigns
15,096

Manufacturers in the recall file: Forest River, Inc.; ELKHART COACH.

The make name is the name in the NHTSA files. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Elkhart model line has the most recall campaigns?
The Ecii: 12 campaigns for 13 model years. A line with more model years has more campaigns.
How many units are in the recall campaigns for Elkhart?
15,096 units in 19 campaigns. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make.