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Forest River Bus Collins School Bus Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 5 model years of the Forest River Bus Collins School Bus (2023–2027).

4
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2026
year with most recalls

Pick your Forest River Bus Collins School Bus model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2027 Forest River Bus Collins School Bus20
2026 Forest River Bus Collins School Bus40
2025 Forest River Bus Collins School Bus20
2024 Forest River Bus Collins School Bus10
2023 Forest River Bus Collins School Bus10

All Forest River Bus Collins School Bus recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Forest River Bus Collins School Bus, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Body (structure)

    NHTSA 26V041000 Reported 213 vehicles potentially affected Forest River Bus, LLC

    Forest River Bus, LLC (Forest River Bus) is recalling certain 2026 Collins Bus school buses. The body panel joint adhesive may have been applied to the incorrect location, causing the panels to separate. As such these vehicle fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 221, "School Bus Body…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and apply adhesive as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 18, 2026. Owners may contact Forest River Bus customer service at 1-620-888-3310. Forest River Bus's…

    Model years: 2026

  2. Unspecified component (equipment adaptive/mobility)

    NHTSA 25V779000 Reported 165 vehicles potentially affected Forest River Bus, LLC

    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.

    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…

    Model years: 2026, 2027

  3. Latching/release system (structure)

    NHTSA 25V361000 Reported 2,759 vehicles potentially affected Forest River Bus, LLC

    Forest River Bus, LLC (Forest River Bus) is recalling certain 2023-2027 Collins Bus school 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."

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the barrel latch, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 30, 2025. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-620-888-3361. Forest River Bus's number for this recall…

    Model years: 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027

  4. Vehicle latch anchor (child seat) and seats

    NHTSA 24V776000 Reported 173 vehicles potentially affected Forest River Bus, LLC

    Forest River Bus, LLC (Forest River) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Collins MFSAB, Collins CL9, 2025 Magellan and 2026 Mid Bus school buses. The incorrect child seat latch bar was installed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the latch bar, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 18, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at (620) 888-3310. Forest River's number for this recall is…

    Model years: 2025, 2026

Other Forest River Bus models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.