Collins recall: Equipment adaptive/mobility
What is wrong
Collins Bus Corporation (Collins) is recalling certain model year 2006-2016 Collins and Mid Bus DE416WR, DH416WR, and DH516WR school buses manufactured January 1, 2006, to February 4, 2016, and equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts by Ricon. The affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing the bearings to move out of position.
What could happen
If the bearings move out of position, the stowed platform may have excessive movement resulting in failure of the platform mounting. This failure could cause the wheel chair lift platform to fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, increasing the risk of injury for the lift operator.
The fix
Collins will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on December 21, 2015. Owners may contact Collins customer service at 1-800-533-1850, or Ricon Customer Service at 1-800-322-2884. Note: These buses and wheelchair lifts were subject to a similar recall in 2014. All vehicles that received that recall remedy are still affected by this recall as well.
Vehicles covered
- Collins De416Wr 2006–2016
- Collins Dh416Wr 2006–2016
- Collins Dh516Wr 2006–2016
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 15V732000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Collins Bus Corporation
- Reported to NHTSA
- Nov 5, 2015
- Owners notified
- Dec 21, 2015
- Vehicles or items affected
- 2,980
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Jan 1, 2006 to Feb 4, 2016
- Part
- Equipment adaptive/mobility
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 Sep 26, 2014
- Collins / Collins Corbeil / Collins Mid Bus recall: Seat belts Nov 21, 2013
- Collins recall: Fuel system, other Jul 23, 2014
- Collins / Mid Bus recall: Structure Sep 3, 2014
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.