Forest River Recalls School Buses with Defective Wheelchair Restraints
Forest River Bus is recalling certain 2025-2027 school buses because wheelchair restraints may fail to lock, increasing injury risk.
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 structural safety defect in wheelchair restraints that could lead to injury, but the source text does not report any actual injuries or fatalities, 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 Trans Tech School Bus and 2026-2027 Collins School Bus vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with specific QRT-Deluxe and QRT-Max wheelchair restraints that may not lock properly. This defect prevents the wheelchair from being securely fastened during transit.
An unsecured wheelchair can move while the vehicle is in motion, which increases the risk of injury to the occupant. The recall covers 165 affected vehicles.
Dealers will inspect the vehicles and replace the retractors as necessary at no cost to the owner. Owner notification letters were mailed on December 10, 2025. Owners can contact Forest River Bus customer service at 1-800-348-7440 for more information.
The recalled product
- Product
- FOREST RIVER BUS COLLINS SCHOOL BUS, TRANS TECH SCHOOL BUS
- Brand
- FOREST RIVER BUS
- Manufacturer
- Forest River Bus, LLC
- Category
- Vehicle — School Bus
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 165
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 (2)
- COLLINS SCHOOL BUS
- TRANS TECH SCHOOL BUS
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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