NHTSA safety recall

Recall 14V523000

Structure › Body — Collins, Mid Bus · reported 3 Sep 2014 · 281 vehicles potentially affected

What's 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."

The risk

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.

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.

NHTSA campaign
14V523000
Filed by
Collins Bus Corporation
Report received
3 Sep 2014
Owners notified
8 Oct 2014
Potentially affected
281

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2014 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

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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