NHTSA Campaign 16V031000

OTHER:SCHOOL BUS STOP ARM ASSEMBLY

Issued by Collins Bus Corporation · Reported Jan 22, 2016 · 867 vehicles affected

What's 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."

Consequence

Without a reflective decal, the stop arms would have reduced visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

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 affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
COLLINS DE416 2015 867
COLLINS DE416WR 2015 867
COLLINS DE500 2015 867
COLLINS DE516 2015 867
COLLINS DE516WR 2015 867
COLLINS DH400 2015 867
COLLINS DH416 2015 867
COLLINS DH416WR 2015 867
COLLINS DH500 2015 867
COLLINS DH516 2015 867
COLLINS SH400 2015 867
COLLINS SL400 2015 867
COLLINS TH400 2015 867
COLLINS TL400 2015 867

Source: NHTSA Campaign 16V031000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.