Starcraft Bus Quest, Starcraft Bus Xl, model years 2015 to 2016. Filed by Forest River, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 19 January 2016. 317 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Starcraft Quest, and XL school buses manufactured June 1, 2015, to November 1, 2015, equipped with certain Transpec T6000, T6100, and T7000 series school bus stop arms. The affected stop arms have a reflective decal that may peel loose from …
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The maker's own number for this recall: 5-12222015-0125. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 16V016 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 16V016 cover?
- Starcraft Bus Quest, Starcraft Bus XL, model years 2015-2016.
- What is wrong with them?
- Forest River, Inc. (Forest River) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 Starcraft Quest, and XL school buses manufactured June 1, 2015, to November 1, 2015, equipped with certain Transpec T6000, T6100, and T7000 series school bus stop arms.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Without a reflective decal, the stop arms would have reduced visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Forest River will notify owners, and their dealers will replace the stop arm blade assembly, free of charge. The recall began on February 4, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440 or the manufacturer of the stop arms at 1-800-951-7867.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. The maker calls this recall 5-12222015-0125, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Without a reflective decal, the stop arms would have reduced visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 16V016 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Forest River, Inc. |
| System at fault | Other:School Bus Stop Arm Assembly |
| Reported to NHTSA | 19 January 2016 |
| Model years | 2015-2016 |
| Vehicles named | STARCRAFT BUS QUEST, STARCRAFT BUS XL |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Without a reflective decal, the stop arms would have reduced visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Forest River will notify owners, and their dealers will replace the stop arm blade assembly, free of charge. The recall began on February 4, 2016. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440 or the manufacturer of the stop arms at 1-800-951-7867. Forest River's number for this recall is 5-12222015-0125.
What it said before
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The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 16V016, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v016/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 16V016 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
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bc4ec2f2 - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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