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title: "STARCRAFT BUS STARLITE (2024) - Recall 24V502000 — NHTSA record 268478 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Forest River Bus, LLC (Forest River) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Starcraft Starlite transit buses. The emergency exit handles and labels are not easily acces"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-268478-starcraft-bus-starlite-2024-recall-24v502000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# STARCRAFT BUS STARLITE (2024) - Recall 24V502000 — NHTSA record 268478

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Jul 2, 2024. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: STARCRAFT BUS STARLITE (2024) - Recall 24V502000
- **Reason**: Forest River Bus, LLC (Forest River) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Starcraft Starlite transit buses. The emergency exit handles and labels are not easily accessible which can prevent or delay the exit of passengers in the event of an emergency. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release." In the event of a crash or fire, passengers may not be able to exit the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Forest River Bus, LLC
- **Quantity**: 62
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 268478

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=24V502000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: STARCRAFT BUS STARLITE; model year 2024. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

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## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Jul 2, 2024
- **Owner notification**: Jul 2, 2024
- **Record created**: Jul 2, 2024

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

Dealers will replace the egress window, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed August 12, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440. Forest River's number for this recall is 05-1807.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=24V502000)

Use [NHTSA's VIN check](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls) to check an individual vehicle and its remedy status.

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