Known Recalls

Model year record

2014 MID BUS SL408

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. No owner complaints on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 14V523000

Structure: body

Component
Structure: body
Manufacturer
Collins Bus Corporation
Vehicles affected
281
Reported to NHTSA
2014-09-03
Owners notified
2014-10-08

Defect description

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."

Safety risk

If the edge interior panel becomes exposed, there is an increased risk of injury to the passengers.

Manufacturer 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.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

No complaints recorded for this model year.

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.