The defect
Forest River Bus, LLC (Forest River Bus) is recalling certain 2026-2027 Collins School Bus and 2025-2026 Trans Tech School Bus vehicles equipped with certain QRT-Deluxe and QRT-Max wheelchair restraints. The retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured.
The risk
An unsecured wheelchair can move during transit, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the retractors as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 10, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River Bus customer service at 1-800-348-7440. Forest River Buses number for this recall is 51-2008.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Forest River Bus Collins School Bus | 2026, 2027 |
| Forest River Bus Trans Tech School Bus | 2025, 2026 |
Components: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY:WHEELCHAIR RESTRAINTS/SECUREMENT:LATCH/ANCHOR:
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 | 2026 | 0 | 4 |
| Forest River Bus Collins School Bus | 2027 | 0 | 2 |
| Forest River Bus Trans Tech School Bus | 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| Forest River Bus Trans Tech School Bus | 2026 | 0 | 2 |
Other equipment adaptive/mobility recalls in 2025
21 of the 891 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2025 concerned the equipment adaptive/mobility; Forest River Bus, LLC filed 23 campaigns in all.
| 25V880000 18 Dec 2025 | International Motors, LLC |
| 25V879000 18 Dec 2025 | International Motors, LLC |
| 25V877000 17 Dec 2025 | Vantage Mobility |
| 25V876000 17 Dec 2025 | Rollx Vans |
| 25V870000 16 Dec 2025 | Gillig, LLC |
| 25V861000 12 Dec 2025 | Diamond Coach Corporation |
| 25V851000 10 Dec 2025 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 25V852000 10 Dec 2025 | Blue Bird Body Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2025