Collins Bus Corporation: Other › School Bus Stop Arm Assembly
Collins Bus Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 22, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 867. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Collins Bus Corporation (Collins) is recalling certain model year 2015 DE416, DE416WR, DE500, DE516, DE516WR, DH400, DH416, DH416WR, DH500, DH516, SH400, SL400, TH400, and TL400 school buses manufactured May 1, 2015, to December 21, 2015, equipped with certain Transpec T6000, T6100, and T7000 series school bus stop arms. The affected stop arms have a reflective decal that may peel loose from the stop arm. As such, these stop arms fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 131, "School Bus Pedestrian Safety Devices."
The risk
Without a reflective decal, the stop arms would have reduced visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Collins will notify owners, and the stop arm blade assemblies will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on February 22, 2016. Owners may contact Collins customer service at 1-800-533-1850, or Transpec customer service at 1-800-951-7867.
14 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Collins DE416 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Collins DE416WR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Collins DE500 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Collins DE516 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Collins DE516WR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Collins DH400 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Collins DH416 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Collins DH416WR | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Collins DH500 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Collins DH516 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Collins SH400 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Collins SL400 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Collins TH400 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Collins TL400 | 0 | 1 | 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 16V031000.
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