Collins / Mid Bus recall: Structure
What is wrong
Collins Bus Corporation (Collins) is recalling certain model year 2014 Collins and Mid Bus school buses, models SL400, SL408, DH400, DH416, DE416WR, DH500, DH516 and DE516WR, manufactured from July 21, 2014, to August 19, 2014. The affected vehicles may have been assembled with an inadequate amount of adhesive on some interior side panel joints. In the case of a collision to the side of the vehicle, the edge interior panel may become exposed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 221, "School Bus Body Joint Strength."
What could happen
If the edge interior panel becomes exposed, there is an increased risk of injury to the passengers.
The fix
Collins will notify owners, and dealers will install additional structural fasteners on the applicable body panel joints, free of charge. The recall began on October 8, 2014 . Owners may contact Collins customer service at 1-800-533-1850.
Vehicles covered
- Collins De416Wr 2014
- Collins De516Wr 2014
- Collins Dh400 2014
- Collins Dh416 2014
- Collins Dh500 2014
- Collins Dh516 2014
- Collins Sl400 2014
- Collins Sl408 2014
- Mid Bus De416Wr 2014
- Mid Bus De516Wr 2014
- Mid Bus Dh400 2014
- Mid Bus Dh416 2014
- Mid Bus Dh500 2014
- Mid Bus Dh516 2014
- Mid Bus Sl400 2014
- Mid Bus Sl408 2014
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 14V523000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Collins Bus Corporation
- Reported to NHTSA
- Sep 3, 2014
- Owners notified
- Oct 8, 2014
- Vehicles or items affected
- 281
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Jul 21, 2014 to Aug 19, 2014
- Part
- Structure › Body
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 221
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: Equipment adaptive/mobility Nov 5, 2015
- Collins recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility Sep 26, 2014
- Collins recall: Seats May 17, 2016
- Collins / Collins Corbeil / Collins Mid Bus recall: Seat belts Nov 21, 2013
- Collins / Corbeil / Mid-Bus recall: Fuel system, other Jul 19, 2012
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.