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FOREST RIVER BUS CHAMPION BUS (2023) - Recall 25V278000 — NHTSA record 292850
Published notice; closure not supplied
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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. Source coverage and dates.
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
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. |
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Distribution
Not supplied
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Dates in the source
- Report received
- Apr 25, 2025
- Owner notification
- Jun 2, 2025
- Record created
- Apr 25, 2025
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