2023–2027 Forest River Bus Collins School BUS recall: body & structure
⚠️ What's wrong
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."
💥 The risk
An emergency exit that remains locked can prevent or delay passengers from evacuating during an emergency, increasing the risk of injury.
🔧 The fix
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 is 551-1931.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 25V361000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 551-1931
- Manufacturer
- Forest River Bus, LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 2,759
- Component
- STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT:LATCHING/RELEASE SYSTEM
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 30, 2025
- Built
- Mar 11, 2025 – May 14, 2025
- Recall started by
- MFR