Collins Bus Corporation: Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel
Collins Bus Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 19, 2012 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 196. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Collins is recalling certain model year 2012 Collins, Mid-Bus, and Corbeil SL, SH, DH, and DE model school and multi-function school activity buses manufactured from March 12, 2012, through July 2, 2012. The electrical panel cover above the driver may not be adequately secured. Vibration can cause the designed disks to lose grip and release the cover without warning.
The risk
The panel could fall and injure or distract the driver, leading to a crash.
The remedy
Collins will notify owners, and dealers will repair the buses free of charge. The safety recall began on August 13, 2012. Owners may contact Collins at 1-800-533-1850.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Collins DE | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Collins DH | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Collins SH | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Collins SL | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Corbeil DE | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Corbeil DH | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Corbeil SH | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Corbeil SL | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Mid-Bus DE | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Mid-Bus DH | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Mid-Bus SH | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Mid-Bus SL | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 12V342000.
Full record for the 2012 Collins DE → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →