The defect
Collins Bus Corporation (Collins Bus) is recalling certain 2018-2019 TL400, TL408, TH400 and TH408 school buses. The school buses may have been manufactured without a rear backup camera. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rearview Mirrors."
The risk
Reduced rearward visibility can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Collins will notify owners, and dealers will install a backup camera, free of charge. The recall began November 21, 2019. Owners may contact Collins customer service at 1-800-533-1850 extension 424.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Collins TH400 | 2018, 2019 |
| Collins TH408 | 2018, 2019 |
| Collins TL400 | 2018, 2019 |
| Collins TL408 | 2018, 2019 |
Components: BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
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 TH400 | 2018 | 0 | 2 |
| Collins TH400 | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| Collins TH408 | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Collins TH408 | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Collins TL400 | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Collins TL400 | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Collins TL408 | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Collins TL408 | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Other back over prevention recalls in 2019
12 of the 880 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2019 concerned the back over prevention; Collins Bus Corporation filed 16 campaigns in all.
| 19V886000 12 Dec 2019 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 19V684000 27 Sept 2019 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 19V654000 12 Sept 2019 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 19V620000 22 Aug 2019 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 19V603000 15 Aug 2019 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 19V576000 6 Aug 2019 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 19V276000 9 Apr 2019 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
| 19V281000 9 Apr 2019 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2019