2024 Forest River Bus Glaval Universal problems, complaints & recalls
Safety recalls (1)
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility:wheelchair Lift/Ramp:controls/Control Wiring 2026-09-01 · campaign 26V565000 · 55 vehicles
Defect: Forest River bus, LLC (Forest River) is recalling certain 2024 Mobility Trans Safetbus, Glaval Universal, 2025 Senator II, and Starcraft Allstar transit buses equipped with certain S-Series and K-Series wheelchair platform lifts. The electrical contactor may fail, preventing the controls from stopping the lift.
Risk: A wheelchair lift that continues to move while occupied increases the risk of injury.
Fix: Dealers will correct the wiring by installing two diodes, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 12, 2026. Owners may contact Forest River customer service at 1-800-348-7440. Forest River's number for this recall is 51-2093.
Service bulletins (1)
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.
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.