Collins Bus Corporation: Structure › Body
Collins Bus Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 6, 2012 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 641. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The 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.
The 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.
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 12V386000.
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