Vehicle recall 25V780000 · November 13, 2025
Forest River Bus Eldorado, Elkhart Coach and 12 more models
The retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Forest River Bus, LLC (Forest River Bus) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Starcraft Starlite, Allstar XL, Allstar, StarTrans Senator II, Mobility Trans Safetbus, Glaval Universal, Forest River Van, Elkhart Coach, Eldorado, Candidate II, 2025 StarTrans Senator II HD, Glaval Entourage, Champion Bus, and 2026 StarTrans P/S2 transit buses equipped with certain QRT-Deluxe and QRT-Max wheelchair restraints. The retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured.
- Consequence
- An unsecured wheelchair can move during transit, increasing the risk of injury.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect and replace the retractors as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 9, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River Bus customer service at 1-800-348-7440. Forest River Buses number for this recall is 51-2001.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 25V780000
- Reported to NHTSA
- November 13, 2025
- Filed by
- Forest River Bus, LLC
- Manufacturer campaign
- 51-2001
- Owner notification
- December 9, 2025
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 592
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Equipment adaptive/mobility › Wheelchair restraints/securement › Latch/anchor
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Forest River Bus Champion Bus (2025): 2025
- Forest River Bus Eldorado (2025-2026): 2026, 2025
- Forest River Bus Elkhart Coach (2025-2026): 2026, 2025
- Forest River Bus Forest River Van (2025-2026): 2026, 2025
- Forest River Bus Glaval Entourage (2025): 2025
- Forest River Bus Glaval Universal (2025-2026): 2026, 2025
- Forest River Bus Mobility Trans Safetbus (2025-2026): 2026, 2025
- Forest River Bus P/S2 (2026): 2026
- Forest River Bus Senator II (2025-2026): 2026, 2025
- Forest River Bus Senator II HD (2025): 2025
- Forest River Bus Starcraft Allstar (2025-2026): 2026, 2025
- Forest River Bus Starcraft Allstar XL (2025-2026): 2026, 2025
- Forest River Bus Starcraft Starlite (2025-2026): 2026, 2025
- Forest River Bus Startrans Candidate II (2025-2026): 2026, 2025
Has your Forest River Bus been repaired?
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