Forest River Recalls School Buses Due to Incorrect Child Seat Latch Bars
Forest River is recalling 2025-2026 Collins, Magellan, and Mid Bus school buses because incorrect child seat latch bars were installed, potentially preventing proper child seat installation.
What this means for you
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a defect that increases the risk of injury to children by preventing proper child seat installation, but no injuries or fatalities have been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products without reported injury.
Plain-English summary
Forest River Bus, LLC is recalling certain 2025-2026 Collins MFSAB, Collins CL9, 2025 Magellan, and 2026 Mid Bus school buses. The recall involves 173 vehicles where an incorrect child seat latch bar was installed. As a result, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage Systems."
The incorrect latch bar may make it difficult or impossible to correctly install a child seat, which increases the risk of injury to children in the event of a crash. No specific injuries or fatalities have been reported in the source text.
Dealers will replace the latch bar free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on November 18, 2024. Owners may contact Forest River Customer Service at (620) 888-3310 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- FOREST RIVER BUS COLLINS SCHOOL BUS, MAGELLAN SCHOOL BUS, MID BUS SCHOOL BUS
- Brand
- FOREST RIVER BUS
- Manufacturer
- Forest River Bus, LLC
- Category
- Vehicle — School Bus
- Affected units
- 173
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (3)
- COLLINS SCHOOL BUS
- MAGELLAN SCHOOL BUS
- MID BUS SCHOOL BUS
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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