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2023 Forest River Bus Champion Bus — federal recalls on file

1 federal recall reported for the 2023 Forest River Bus Champion Bus

These are federal recalls reported for the 2023 Forest River Bus Champion Bus. A recall may apply only to certain VIN ranges or production windows. To confirm whether your specific VIN is in the affected window, use NHTSA's official per-VIN lookup or enter your VIN on our check page.

25V-278 Open recall Apr 25, 2025

Forest River Bus, LLC

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

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.

Risk: An incorrect ground connection increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy: 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. The repair is free at any franchised dealer of your brand.

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