Collins DE416WR, DE516WR, DH400, DH416 and 12 more (2014): Structure
Recall 14V523000 · Sep 3, 2014 · Collins Bus Corporation
281
vehicles affected
281
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 14V523000
- Date
- Sep 3, 2014
- Maker
- Collins Bus Corporation
- Units affected
- 281
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Structure > Body
- Model years
- 2014
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Injury
What is wrong
Collins Bus Corporation (Collins) is recalling certain model year 2014 Collins and Mid Bus school buses, models SL400, SL408, DH400, DH416, DE416WR, DH500, DH516 and DE516WR, manufactured from July 21, 2014, to August 19, 2014. The affected vehicles may have been assembled with an inadequate amount of adhesive on some interior side panel joints. In the case of a collision to the side of the vehicle, the edge interior panel may become exposed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 221, "School Bus Body Joint Strength."
What can happen
If the edge interior panel becomes exposed, there is an increased risk of injury to the passengers.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Collins will notify owners, and dealers will install additional structural fasteners on the applicable body panel joints, free of charge. The recall began on October 8, 2014 . Owners may contact Collins customer service at 1-800-533-1850.
Vehicles covered
16 models, 16 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 14V523000?
16 models: Collins DE416WR (2014), Collins DE516WR (2014), Collins DH400 (2014) and 13 more, about 281 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 14V523000?
Collins will notify owners, and dealers will install additional structural fasteners on the applicable body panel joints, free of charge. The recall began on October 8, 2014 . Owners may contact Collins customer service at 1-800-533-1850.
What can happen?
If the edge interior panel becomes exposed, there is an increased risk of injury to the passengers.
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.