- Vehicles
- 210
- Built between
- Mar 2008 – Jul 2009
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 17 December 2010
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2008 and July 2009. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2008-2009 Collins Grand BantamBuilt March 2008 to July 2009
- 2008-2009 Collins Super BantamBuilt March 2008 to July 2009
- 2008-2009 Mid Bus Grand GuideBuilt March 2008 to July 2009
- 2008-2009 Mid Bus Super GuideBuilt March 2008 to July 2009
What the defect is
Collins is recalling certain model year 2008 and 2009 super bantam and grand bantam and mid bus super guide and grand guide school buses built on ford and chevrolet platforms from march 31, 2008 through july 31, 2009, equipped with specialty manufacturing, inc. (smi) 000290 LED light kits. A change to the wire used in the LED light kits may reduce the effective life of the lights used on the stop arms. The lights may stop functioning without warning.
What could happen
Should the LED lights stop functioning, visibility of a stopped bus would be decreased, increasing the risk that a child or other pedestrian within vicinity of the stopped bus could be struck by a passing vehicle.
What gets fixed
COLLINS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND LIGHT KITS WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 17, 2010.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2008 to July 2009
- Recall reported to NHTSA28 September 2010
- Owners notified17 December 2010
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 28 September 2010.
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.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- COLLINS BUS CORPORATION
- 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
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
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.