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Forest River Bus — recall

Automotive · United States · 2025-11-13

Forest River Bus Starcraft, Allstar, StarTrans Senator II buses have a safety issue

Country	United States
Category	Automotive
Published	2025-11-13
Manufacturer	Forest River Bus, LLC
Models affected	CHAMPION BUS, ELDORADO, ELKHART COACH, FOREST RIVER VAN, GLAVAL ENTOURAGE, GLAVAL UNIVERSAL, MOBILITY TRANS SAFETBUS, P/S2, SENATOR II, SENATOR II HD, STARCRAFT ALLSTAR, STARCRAFT ALLSTAR XL, STARCRAFT STARLITE, STARTRANS CANDIDATE II
Model year	2025, 2025-2026, 2025-2026, 2025-2026, 2025, 2025-2026, 2025-2026, 2026, 2025-2026, 2025, 2025-2026, 2025-2026, 2025-2026, 2025-2026
Units affected	592
Defect	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._x000D_ An unsecured wheelchair can move during transit, increasing the risk of injury.
Component	EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
Remedy	Dealers will inspect and replace the retractors as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 23, 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 number	25V780000
Official notice	View source ↗

What this means for sellers

Likely platform / channel actions	OEMs/dealers will run the remedy (repair, replace or refund); component suppliers in the chain may face traceback.
Self-check for comparable products	Check your comparable products' design, materials and QC records against the defect described here.
Rules & standards likely involved	FMVSS (NHTSA) · Full guide →

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