Collins Bus Corporation: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Collins Bus Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 6, 2012 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 282. 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 and multi-function school activity buses manufactured from March 12, 2012, through July 13, 2012. The metal hydraulic service brake line feeding the RH rear service brake assembly may interfere with a body mount assembly. The location of this interference is at the first body mount location directly ahead of the rear axle and on the inboard side of the passenger side frame rail.
The risk
This interference could cause a rupture in the brake line, leading to the loss of brake fluid and failure of the brakes, potentially leading to a vehicle crash.
The remedy
Collins will notify owners, and dealers will repair the buses free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin during August 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 12V387000.
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