The defect
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.
The risk
An incorrect ground connection increases the risk of a fire.
The 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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Forest River Bus Champion Bus | 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Forest River Bus Glaval Entourage | 2024, 2025 |
| Glaval Bus Universal | 2023, 2024 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
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 Champion Bus | 2023 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Bus Champion Bus | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Bus Champion Bus | 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| Forest River Bus Glaval Entourage | 2024 | 0 | 1 |
| Forest River Bus Glaval Entourage | 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| Glaval Bus Universal | 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| Glaval Bus Universal | 2024 | 0 | 3 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2025
148 of the 891 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2025 concerned the electrical system; Forest River Bus, LLC filed 23 campaigns in all.
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2025