The defect
Collins Bus Corporation (Collins) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Collins and Mid Bus Super Bantam, Grand Bantam, Super Guide, Grand Guide, DE416WR, DH416WR, and DE516WR school buses manufactured January 1, 2006, to June 16, 2014, and equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts manufactured by Ricon Corporation after January 1, 2006. The platform side plate of the affected wheelchair lifts may crack.
The risk
If the platform side plates crack, the lift platform can separate from the lift and come to rest against the vehicle's lift door. When the doors are opened, the platform may fall out, increasing the risk of injury to the lift operator.
The remedy
Collins will notify owners, and dealers will install a supplemental platform support bumper kit. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The began on December 15, 2014. Owners may contact Collins customer service at 1-800-533-1850 or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Collins DE416WR | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Collins DE516WR | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Collins DH416WR | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Collins Grand Bantam | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Collins MID Bus Grand Guide | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Collins MID Bus Super Guide | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Collins Super Bantam | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
Components: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
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 DE416WR | 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| Collins DE416WR | 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| Collins DE416WR | 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| Collins DE416WR | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| Collins DE416WR | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Collins DE416WR | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Collins DE416WR | 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| Collins DE416WR | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Collins DE416WR | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Collins DE516WR | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Collins DE516WR | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Collins DE516WR | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Collins DE516WR | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Collins DE516WR | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Collins DE516WR | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Collins DE516WR | 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| Collins DE516WR | 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| Collins DE516WR | 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| Collins DH416WR | 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| Collins DH416WR | 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| Collins DH416WR | 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| Collins DH416WR | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| Collins DH416WR | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Collins DH416WR | 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| Collins DH416WR | 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| Collins DH416WR | 2013 | 0 | 3 |
| Collins DH416WR | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Collins Grand Bantam | 2006 | 0 | 6 |
| Collins Grand Bantam | 2007 | 0 | 6 |
| Collins Grand Bantam | 2008 | 0 | 8 |
Other equipment adaptive/mobility recalls in 2014
44 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the equipment adaptive/mobility; Collins Bus Corporation filed 16 campaigns in all.
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| 14V780000 8 Dec 2014 | Kingmor Supply, Inc. |
| 14V766000 2 Dec 2014 | Double K Inc. |
| 14V767000 2 Dec 2014 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
| 14V742000 19 Nov 2014 | Champion Bus, Inc. |
| 14V728000 13 Nov 2014 | Ameritrans Bus, Inc. |
| 14V729000 13 Nov 2014 | Forest River, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014