2024 Forest River Bus Champion Bus problems, complaints & recalls
Safety recalls (1)
Electrical System:wiring 2025-04-25 · campaign 25V278000 · 453 vehicles
Defect: 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.
Risk: An incorrect ground connection increases the risk of a fire.
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.
Service bulletins (6)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-05-18 · 512056 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
according to ford recall # 26s24, 26v204: "one or both of your vehicle’s windshield wiper arms may become stripped or damaged. this damage may result in erratic wiper arm speed, an inoperable wiper arm and/or a wiper arm becoming detached from the vehicle. an improperly functioning wiper arm may imp
Unknown Or Other 2026-05-18 · 512054 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
according to ford recall 26c10/26v104: "it is possible that the trailer module (trm) may lose communication at vehicle start-up. if a trm loss of communication occurs and a trailer is connected to the vehicle, trailer stop lamps and turn signal indicators will not function. additionally, for trailer
Service Brakes 2025-11-26 · 051985B · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
according to international recall 25509/25v502: "on certain vehicles, brake fluid may be present in the brake pressure switch and wire harness. as a result, the brake switch could short circuit. note: this recall is an expansion of recall 23517 (transport canada recall no. 2023-321). certain vehicle
Visibility/Wiper 2025-11-25 · 511952BF · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
according to ford recall 25v315/25s49: "the infotainment screen may freeze followed by a black screen and a system reboot. if this occurs during a backing event, the rear-view image may be frozen, missing, or delayed. a frozen rear-view camera display image while in reverse can reduce the driver’s v
Unknown Or Other 2025-09-26 · 511958B · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
according to ford recall 25s75 / 25v455: "on your vehicle, it is possible to have a loss of fuel pressure and flow from the fuel tank due to fuel pump failure. this can cause a lack of fuel delivery to the engine and result in an engine stall while driving. prior to fuel pump failure, you may experi
Engine 2024-06-20 · 511792FRB · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
according to the ford customer satisfaction campaign 24b27: "the variable displacement oil pump (vdop) in your vehicles engine currently operates at low pressure/capacity during idle conditions"
What owners report
No detailed complaint narratives on file.
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.