Collins recall: Seats
What is wrong
Collins Bus Corporation (Collins Bus) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Midbus DH500, DH516, DH400, DE416, DE500, DE516, TH400, SH416, and SH400 school buses equipped with HSM 39-INCH FB11 restraining barriers. In a hard braking situation or vehicle crash event, the barrier may not properly restrain an unbelted seat occupant. As a result, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."
What could happen
Failure to properly restrain an unbelted seat occupant can increase the risk of injury.
The fix
Collins will notify owners, and HSM dealers will reinforce the barrier frame, free of charge. The recall began April 12, 2019. Owners may contact Collins customer service at 1-800-533-1850, extension 424. Collins' number for this recall is 19E-010.
Vehicles covered
- Collins De416 2015–2019
- Collins De500 2015–2019
- Collins De516 2015–2019
- Collins Dh400 2015–2019
- Collins Dh500 2015–2019
- Collins Dh516 2015–2019
- Collins Sh400 2015–2019
- Collins Sh416 2015–2019
- Collins Th400 2015–2019
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 19V211000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Collins Bus Corporation
- Reported to NHTSA
- Mar 19, 2019
- Owners notified
- Apr 12, 2019
- Vehicles or items affected
- 3,787
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Apr 3, 2015 to Feb 2, 2019
- Part
- Seats › Barriers
- Maker's own recall number
- 19e-010
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 222
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 / Mid Bus recall: Structure Sep 3, 2014
- Collins / Collins Corbeil / Collins Mid Bus recall: Seat belts Nov 21, 2013
- Collins / Corbeil / Mid-Bus recall: Fuel system, other Jul 19, 2012
- Collins recall: Fuel system, other Jul 23, 2014
- Collins recall: Back over prevention Oct 18, 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.