- Vehicles
- 8
- Built between
- Feb 2007 – May 2007
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 17 October 2008
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 2007 and May 2007. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2007 Collins BantamBuilt February 2007 to May 2007
- 2007 Collins Grand BantamBuilt February 2007 to May 2007
- 2007 Collins Super BantamBuilt February 2007 to May 2007
What the defect is
Collins is recalling 8 my 2007 bantam, super bantam, or grand bantam school buses equipped with module LOCK601-GD wheelchair lift interlock module manufactured by intermotive, inc. If the vehicle's battery voltage drops to 7.5 volts, the module may go into fault mode and may not lock the shifter in park when the lift door is opened which fails to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 403, "platform lift systems for motor vehicles."
What could happen
The vehicle may be moved with the lift deployed and could result in injury to the lift occupant.
What gets fixed
COLLINS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 17, 2008.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 2007 to May 2007
- Recall reported to NHTSA26 September 2008
- Owners notified17 October 2008
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 26 September 2008.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact collins toll-free at 1-800-533-1850 ext. 430.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- COLLINS BUS CORPORATION
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 403
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.