NHTSA safety recall
Recall 16V031000: OTHER:SCHOOL BUS STOP ARM ASSEMBLY
Collins Bus Corporation · Reported to NHTSA Jan 22, 2016
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 2015 DE416, DE416WR, DE500, DE516, DE516WR, DH400, DH416, DH416WR, DH500, DH516, SH400, SL400, TH400, and TL400 school buses manufactured May 1, 2015, to December 21, 2015, equipped with certain Transpec T6000, T6100, and T7000 series school bus stop arms. The affected stop arms have a reflective decal that may peel loose from the stop arm. As such, these stop arms fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 131, "School Bus Pedestrian Safety Devices."
The risk
Without a reflective decal, the stop arms would have reduced visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Collins will notify owners, and the stop arm blade assemblies will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on February 22, 2016. Owners may contact Collins customer service at 1-800-533-1850, or Transpec customer service at 1-800-951-7867.
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
- 16V031000
- Units potentially affected
- 867
- Report received
- Jan 22, 2016
- Production range
- May 1, 2015 – Dec 21, 2015
- Campaign type
- Vehicle
- Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
- 131
Vehicles covered
14 model years across 14 models
- Collins DE416
- Collins DE416WR
- Collins DE500
- Collins DE516
- Collins DE516WR
- Collins DH400
- Collins DH416
- Collins DH416WR
- Collins DH500
- Collins DH516
- Collins SH400
- Collins SL400
- Collins TH400
- Collins TL400
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.