Forest River Bus / Glaval Bus recall: Electrical system
What is wrong
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.
What could happen
An incorrect ground connection increases the risk of a fire.
The fix
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.
Vehicles covered
- Forest River Bus Champion Bus 2023–2025
- Forest River Bus Glaval Entourage 2024–2025
- Glaval Bus Universal 2023–2024
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 25V278000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Forest River Bus, LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Apr 25, 2025
- Owners notified
- Jun 2, 2025
- Vehicles or items affected
- 453
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Electrical system › Wiring
- Maker's own recall number
- 05-1925
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 888-327-4236 (TTY 888-275-9171) or go to nhtsa.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Forest River Bus recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Nov 13, 2025
- Glaval Bus / Mobility Trans recall: Seats May 10, 2024
- Champion / Eldorado / Elkhart and more recall: Service brakes, hydraulic Apr 5, 2024
- Battisti Customs / Berkshire / Eldorado and more recall: Electrical system Jan 25, 2022
- Glaval Bus recall: Structure Nov 18, 2019
- Glaval Bus / Startrans recall: Seat belts Jul 24, 2019
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.