---
title: "FOREST RIVER BUS CHAMPION BUS (2023) - Recall 25V278000 — NHTSA record 292850 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Forest River Bus, LLC (Forest River Bus) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Champion Challenger, Defender, 2024-2025 Glaval Entourage, and 2023-2024 Glaval Universa"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-292850-forest-river-bus-champion-bus-2023-recall-25v278000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# FOREST RIVER BUS CHAMPION BUS (2023) - Recall 25V278000 — NHTSA record 292850

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 Apr 25, 2025. 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**: FOREST RIVER BUS CHAMPION BUS (2023) - Recall 25V278000
- **Reason**: Forest River Bus, LLC (Forest River Bus) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Champion Challenger, Defender, 2024-2025 Glaval Entourage, and 2023-2024 Glaval Universal transit buses. The entry door ground wire may be incorrectly connected to the positive side of the battery instead of the negative ground. An incorrect ground connection increases the risk of a fire.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Forest River Bus, LLC
- **Quantity**: 453
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 292850

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=25V278000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: FOREST RIVER BUS CHAMPION BUS; model year 2023. 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

Not supplied

No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Apr 25, 2025
- **Owner notification**: Jun 2, 2025
- **Record created**: Apr 25, 2025

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 repair the wiring at the entry door, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 2, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River Bus customer service at 800-348-7440. Forest River Bus's number for this recall is 05-1925.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=25V278000)

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

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