Collins / Collins Corbeil / Collins Mid Bus recall: Seat belts
What is wrong
Collins Bus Corporation (Collins) is recalling certain model year 2013 model school bus and multi-functional school activity buses manufactured August 20, 2013, through November 13, 2013 and equipped with IMMI-brand L9 seat belt buckles. When the button is pressed to release the seat belt, the latch plate can become partially engaged with the buckle, making the seat belt difficult to unlatch. Thus, the buses fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
What could happen
If the latch plate remains partially engaged after the button is pressed, egress from the vehicle could be hindered which would increase the risk of injury in the event of an emergency.
The fix
Collins will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat belt buckle, and if necessary, replace the seat belt buckles, free of charge. The recall began on January 7, 2014. Owners may contact Collins at 1-800-533-1850.
Vehicles covered
- Collins De516 2013
- Collins De516Wr 2013
- Collins Dh400 2013
- Collins Dh416 2013
- Collins Dh416Wr 2013
- Collins Dh500 2013
- Collins Dh516 2013
- Collins Sh400 2013
- Collins Sl400 2013
- Collins Corbeil De516 2013
- Collins Corbeil De516Wr 2013
- Collins Corbeil Dh400 2013
- Collins Corbeil Dh416 2013
- Collins Corbeil Dh416Wr 2013
- Collins Corbeil Dh500 2013
- Collins Corbeil Dh516 2013
- Collins Corbeil Sh400 2013
- Collins Corbeil Sl400 2013
- Collins Mid Bus De516 2013
- Collins Mid Bus De516Wr 2013
- Collins Mid Bus Dh400 2013
- Collins Mid Bus Dh416 2013
- Collins Mid Bus Dh416Wr 2013
- Collins Mid Bus Dh500 2013
- Collins Mid Bus Dh516 2013
- Collins Mid Bus Sh400 2013
- Collins Mid Bus Sl400 2013
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 13V590000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Collins Bus Corporation
- Reported to NHTSA
- Nov 21, 2013
- Owners notified
- Jan 7, 2014
- Vehicles or items affected
- 333
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Aug 20, 2013 to Nov 13, 2013
- Part
- Seat belts
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 209
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Collins recall: Other Jan 22, 2016
- Collins recall: Seats May 26, 2015
- Collins recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Sep 26, 2014
- Collins / Mid Bus recall: Structure Sep 3, 2014
- Collins recall: Fuel system, other Jul 23, 2014
- Collins recall: Seats Mar 19, 2019
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.