NHTSA safety recall
Recall 14V523000: STRUCTURE:BODY
Collins Bus Corporation · Reported to NHTSA Sep 3, 2014
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.
Check a VIN on NHTSA.govWhat this recall covers
NHTSA's campaign record, quoted as published
The defect
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."
The risk
If the edge interior panel becomes exposed, there is an increased risk of injury to the passengers.
The remedy
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.
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.
A safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
Campaign details
Identifiers and dates as filed with NHTSA
- Manufacturer
- Collins Bus Corporation
- Manufacturer's campaign number
- Not recorded
- NHTSA campaign number
- 14V523000
- Units potentially affected
- 281
- Report received
- Sep 3, 2014
- Production range
- Jul 21, 2014 – Aug 19, 2014
- Campaign type
- Vehicle
- Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
- 221
Vehicles covered
16 model years across 16 models
- Collins DE416WR
- Collins DE516WR
- Collins DH400
- Collins DH416
- Collins DH500
- Collins DH516
- Collins SL400
- Collins SL408
- Mid Bus DE416WR
- Mid Bus DE516WR
- Mid Bus DH400
- Mid Bus DH416
- Mid Bus DH500
- Mid Bus DH516
- Mid Bus SL400
- Mid Bus SL408
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.