NHTSA Campaign 14V523000

STRUCTURE:BODY

Issued by Collins Bus Corporation · Reported Sep 3, 2014 · 281 vehicles affected

What's 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."

Consequence

If the edge interior panel becomes exposed, there is an increased risk of injury to the passengers.

Remedy

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 affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
COLLINS DE416WR 2014 281
COLLINS DE516WR 2014 281
COLLINS DH400 2014 281
COLLINS DH416 2014 281
COLLINS DH500 2014 281
COLLINS DH516 2014 281
COLLINS SL400 2014 281
COLLINS SL408 2014 281
MID BUS DE416WR 2014 281
MID BUS DE516WR 2014 281
MID BUS DH400 2014 281
MID BUS DH416 2014 281
MID BUS DH500 2014 281
MID BUS DH516 2014 281
MID BUS SL400 2014 281
MID BUS SL408 2014 281

Source: NHTSA Campaign 14V523000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.