The defect
Forest River Bus, LLC (Forest River) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Collins MFSAB, Collins CL9, 2025 Magellan and 2026 Mid Bus school buses. The incorrect child seat latch bar was installed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage Systems."
The risk
The incorrect latch bar may make it difficult or impossible to correctly install a child seat, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the latch bar, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 18, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at (620) 888-3310. Forest River's number for this recall is 551-1851.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Forest River Bus Collins School Bus | 2025, 2026 |
| Forest River Bus Magellan School Bus | 2025 |
| Forest River Bus MID Bus School Bus | 2026 |
Components: CHILD SEAT:VEHICLE LATCH ANCHOR | SEATS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest River Bus Collins School Bus | 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| Forest River Bus Collins School Bus | 2026 | 0 | 4 |
| Forest River Bus MID Bus School Bus | 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Bus Magellan School Bus | 2025 | 0 | 1 |
Other child seat recalls in 2024
3 of the 950 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2024 concerned the child seat; Forest River Bus, LLC filed 23 campaigns in all.
| 24V778000 18 Oct 2024 | Ford Motor Company |
| 24V586000 8 Aug 2024 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2024