The defect
Transportation Collaborative, Inc. (Transportation Collaborative) is recalling certain model year 2015 Trans Tech Bus Student Safety Transporter, Student Transporter Aero, and Roadstar school buses manufactured May 1, 2015, to November 15, 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."
The risk
Without a reflective decal, the stop arms would have reduced visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Transportation Collaborative will notify owners, and dealers will replace the stop arm blade assembly, free of charge. The recall began on January 27, 2016. Owners may contact Transportation Collaborative customer service at 1-845-988-0419 or the manufacturer of the stop arms at 1-800-951-7867. Transportation Collaborative's number for this recall is 15E-090.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Trans Tech Roadstar | 2015 |
| Trans Tech Bus ST Aero | 2015 |
| Trans Tech Bus Student Safety Transport | 2015 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trans Tech Roadstar | 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| Trans Tech Bus ST Aero | 2015 | 0 | 4 |
| Trans Tech Bus Student Safety Transport | 2015 | 0 | 5 |
Other other recalls in 2016
6 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the other; Transportation Collaborative, Inc. filed 13 campaigns in all.
| 16V080000 10 Feb 2016 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 16V030000 22 Jan 2016 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 16V031000 22 Jan 2016 | Collins Bus Corporation |
| 16V016000 19 Jan 2016 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 16V006000 8 Jan 2016 | Blue Bird Body Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016