Collins DE416, DE416WR, DE500, DE516 and 10 more (2015): Other
Recall 16V031000 · Jan 22, 2016 · Collins Bus Corporation
867
vehicles affected
867
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16V031000
- Date
- Jan 22, 2016
- Maker
- Collins Bus Corporation
- Units affected
- 867
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Other > School bus stop arm assembly
- Model years
- 2015
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Collins Bus Corporation (Collins) is recalling certain model year 2015 DE416, DE416WR, DE500, DE516, DE516WR, DH400, DH416, DH416WR, DH500, DH516, SH400, SL400, TH400, and TL400 school buses manufactured May 1, 2015, to December 21, 2015, equipped with certain Transpec T6000, T6100, and T7000 series school bus stop arms. The affected stop arms have a reflective decal that may peel loose from the stop arm. As such, these stop arms fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 131, "School Bus Pedestrian Safety Devices."
What can happen
Without a reflective decal, the stop arms would have reduced visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Collins will notify owners, and the stop arm blade assemblies will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on February 22, 2016. Owners may contact Collins customer service at 1-800-533-1850, or Transpec customer service at 1-800-951-7867.
Vehicles covered
14 models, 14 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 16V031000?
14 models: Collins DE416 (2015), Collins DE416WR (2015), Collins DE500 (2015) and 11 more, about 867 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 16V031000?
Collins will notify owners, and the stop arm blade assemblies will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on February 22, 2016. Owners may contact Collins customer service at 1-800-533-1850, or Transpec customer service at 1-800-951-7867.
What can happen?
Without a reflective decal, the stop arms would have reduced visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.