- Vehicles
- 282
- Built between
- Mar 2012 – Jul 2012
- Models
- 12
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 28 August 2012
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2012 and July 2012. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2012 Collins DEBuilt March 2012 to July 2012
- 2012 Collins DHBuilt March 2012 to July 2012
- 2012 Collins SHBuilt March 2012 to July 2012
- 2012 Collins SLBuilt March 2012 to July 2012
- 2012 Corbeil DEBuilt March 2012 to July 2012
- 2012 Corbeil DHBuilt March 2012 to July 2012
- 2012 Corbeil SHBuilt March 2012 to July 2012
- 2012 Corbeil SLBuilt March 2012 to July 2012
- 2012 Mid-Bus DEBuilt March 2012 to July 2012
- 2012 Mid-Bus DHBuilt March 2012 to July 2012
- 2012 Mid-Bus SHBuilt March 2012 to July 2012
- 2012 Mid-Bus SLBuilt March 2012 to July 2012
What the defect is
Collins is recalling certain model year 2012 Collins, Corbeil and Mid Bus brand SL, SH, DH, and DE school and multi-function school activity buses manufactured from March 12, 2012, through July 13, 2012. The metal hydraulic service brake line feeding the RH rear service brake assembly may interfere with a body mount assembly. The location of this interference is at the first body mount location directly ahead of the rear axle and on the inboard side of the passenger side frame rail.
What could happen
This interference could cause a rupture in the brake line, leading to the loss of brake fluid and failure of the brakes, potentially leading to a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
Collins will notify owners, and dealers will repair the buses free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin during August 2012.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2012 to July 2012
- Recall reported to NHTSA6 August 2012
- Owners notified28 August 2012
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 6 August 2012.
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 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 Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.