Collins Bus Corporation: Equipment Adaptive/Mobility
Collins Bus Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 4, 2018 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 59. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Collins Bus Corporation (Collins Bus) is recalling certain 2012-2018 School Buses, equipped with Ricon S-Series and K-Series Titanium Wheelchair Lifts. The wheelchair lift positioning input cam may fail while the lift is in use, allowing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle floor height.
The risk
If the wheelchair lift platform stops above the vehicle floor, the wheelchair user can tip inwards toward the vehicle when exiting the lift, increasing their risk of injury.
The remedy
Collins Bus will notify owners and Ricon dealers will replace the injection molded cam with an aluminum machined cam, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin October 2018. Owners may contact Collins Bus customer service at 1-800-533-1850 extension 424 or Ricon Customer Service at 1-800-322-2884.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Collins School Bus | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Collins School Bus | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Collins School Bus | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Collins School Bus | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Collins School Bus | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Collins School Bus | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Collins School Bus | 0 | 2 | 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 18V584000.
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