Defect Description For Recall
On Certain School Buses Equipped With Floor Mounted Wheelchair Anchorage Pockets That Are Used To Accommodate And Secure Wheelchairs, During Manufacturing, The Reinforcement Plate For The Pocket May Have Been Placed In The Wrong Position. This Would Not Allow The Screws To Be Attached Through It.
Make Of Vehicle
COLLINS
Model Of Vehicle
GRAND BANTAM
Year
2002
Recall Campaign Number
03V318000
Component Description
Equipment
Effect Of Defect
In The Event Of A Crash, The Anchorage May Not Retain The Wheelchair. Serious Injury To The Wheelchair Occupant Or Other Vehicle Occupants May Result.
Fix Defect
Collins Will Repair The Buses By Inserting A Reinforcement Extension Plate And Redrilling Holes Into This Plate For The Wheelchair Anchorage Screws To Pass Through. Owner Notification Is Began September 3, 2003. Owners Who Take Their Vehicles To An Authorized Dealer On An Agreed Upon Service Date And Do Not Receive The Free Remedy Within A Reasonable Time Should Contact Collins At 1-800-533-1850.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Collins Bus Corporation
Start Of Manufacture
20021015
End Of Manufacture
20030818
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
16
Date Owners Notified
20030903
Initiated By
Mfr
Responsible Manufacturer
Collins Bus Corporation
Date Report Received
20030822