The defect
CERTAIN 2001-2005 CORBEIL MINIBUS SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH SPECIALTY MANUFACTURING "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
LES ENTREPRISES 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. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 1, 2005. CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT SPECIALTY MANUFACTURING AT 1-800-951-7867 OR COLLINS BUS CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-533-1850.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Corbeil Minibus | 2001, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corbeil Minibus | 2001 | 0 | 2 |
| Corbeil Minibus | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| Corbeil Minibus | 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| Corbeil Minibus | 2004 | 0 | 4 |
| Corbeil Minibus | 2005 | 0 | 3 |
Other other recalls in 2005
14 of the 562 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2005 concerned the other; LES ENTREPRISES M.CORBEIL filed 5 campaigns in all.
| 05V490000 21 Oct 2005 | MID BUS CORPORATION |
| 05V352000 4 Aug 2005 | GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC. |
| 05V347000 3 Aug 2005 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
| 05V343000 1 Aug 2005 | COLLINS BUS CORPORATION |
| 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