Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 12V386000

Structure: body

COLLINS BUS CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2012-08-06.

Recall campaignNHTSA 12V386000

Structure: body

Component
Structure: body
Manufacturer
COLLINS BUS CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
641
Reported to NHTSA
2012-08-06
Owners notified
2012-08-28

Defect description

Collins is recalling certain model year 2012 Collins, Corbeil and Mid Bus Brand SL, SH, DH, and DE school buses and multi-function school activity buses manufactured from March 12, 2012, through August 1, 2012. Some of the body mount bolts may not have been torqued to specification.

Safety risk

Without correctly tightened body mount bolts, there may be a reduction in the vehicle's integrity, which in the event of a crash, may result in the passengers having an increased risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Collins will notify owner, and dealers will repair the buses free of charge. The safety recall began during August 2012. Owners may contact Collins at 1-800-533-1850, ext 424.

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.

Scope of coverage

12 model years across 12 models.

ModelYears on record
COLLINS DE2012
COLLINS DH2012
COLLINS SH2012
COLLINS SL2012
CORBEIL DE2012
CORBEIL DH2012
CORBEIL SH2012
CORBEIL SL2012
MID-BUS DE2012
MID-BUS DH2012
MID-BUS SH2012
MID-BUS SL2012

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.