Forest River Bus, LLC recall 25V362

Affected vehicles (1)

Component / system

Defect

Forest River Bus, LLC (Forest River Bus) is recalling certain 2025 Collins Bus transit buses. The lock on the emergency exit door may fail to unlock. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."

Risk / consequence

An emergency exit that remains locked can prevent or delay passengers from evacuating during an emergency, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the barrel latch, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 25, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-620-888-3361. Forest River Bus's number for this recall is 551-1934.

Chronology of events

1. Apr 30, 2025

   On April 30, 2025, during a routine New York State Inspection of a school bus, it was discovered that the optional rear emergency door vandal lock did not fully disengage. The manufacturing plant was notified of the inspection failure.

2. May 1, 2025

   On May 1, 2025, through May 16, 2025, the manufacturing plant began researching and attempting to duplicate the same failure mode.

3. May 19, 2025

   On May 19, 2025, Forest River's Office of Corporate Compliance ("OCC") was notified by the division. OCC opened a research item to begin identifying affected vehicles, which also includes non-school buses with the rear egress door.

4. May 23, 2025

   On May 23, 2025, Forest River's Corporate Committee voted to recall.

Notification schedule

Dealer notification

Jul 02, 2025 - Jul 02, 2025 No Dealers

Owner notification

Jul 02, 2025 - Jul 02, 2025 Phased Recall