The defect
CERTAIN 2002-2005 MY COLLINS BANTAM, SUPER BANTAM, AND GRAND BANTAM SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH SPECIALTY MFG "5" SERIES STOP ARMS ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: ALASKA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, UTAH, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, WYOMING, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER, THE MICROSWITCHES USED INTERNALLY TO POSITION THE SIGN IN THE OPEN AND CLOSED POSITIONS MAY MALFUNCTION, CAUSING THE SIGN TO OPEN OR CLOSE IN AN IMPROPER POSITION, OR TO NOT OPEN AT ALL.
The risk
SHOULD THE STOP ARM NOT PERFORM PROPERLY, A CHILD OR PEDESTRIAN MAY BE ENDANGERED BY PASSING VEHICLES SHOULD THE MOTORIST NOT STOP AT THE CORRECT LOCATION.
The remedy
COLLINS BUS WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND THE ORIGINAL SWITCH WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE WITH A SWITCH PACK THAT IS NOT SENSITIVE TO EXTREME COLD WEATHER AND WILL INSPECT TO ENSURE THE MICROSWITCH HEATER WIRING IS PROPERLY CONNECTED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN OCTOBER 12, 2005. CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT COLLINS BUS CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-533-1850 OR SPECIALTY MANUFACTURING AT 1-800-951-7867.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Collins Bantam | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Collins Grand Bantam | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Collins Super Bantam | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
Components: OTHER:SCHOOL BUS STOP ARM ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collins Bantam | 2002 | 0 | 5 |
| Collins Bantam | 2003 | 0 | 5 |
| Collins Bantam | 2004 | 0 | 6 |
| Collins Bantam | 2005 | 0 | 8 |
| Collins Grand Bantam | 2002 | 0 | 5 |
| Collins Grand Bantam | 2003 | 0 | 5 |
| Collins Grand Bantam | 2004 | 0 | 4 |
| Collins Grand Bantam | 2005 | 0 | 9 |
| Collins Super Bantam | 2002 | 0 | 5 |
| Collins Super Bantam | 2003 | 0 | 5 |
| Collins Super Bantam | 2004 | 0 | 6 |
| Collins Super Bantam | 2005 | 0 | 10 |
Other other recalls in 2005
14 of the 562 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2005 concerned the other; COLLINS BUS CORPORATION filed 46 campaigns in all.
| 05V490000 21 Oct 2005 | MID BUS CORPORATION |
| 05V429000 26 Sept 2005 | LES ENTREPRISES M.CORBEIL |
| 05V352000 4 Aug 2005 | GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC. |
| 05V347000 3 Aug 2005 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
| 05V345000 1 Aug 2005 | COLLINS BUS CORPORATION |
| 05V336000 26 Jul 2005 | U.S. BUS CORPORATION |
| 05V337000 26 Jul 2005 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 05V340000 25 Jul 2005 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2005