The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SINGLE-REAR-WHEEL AND DUAL-REAR-WHEEL SCHOOL BUSES BUILT ON CHEVROLET 3500 VAN CUTAWAY CHASSIS. CERTAIN BUSES ARE EQUIPPED WITH SCHOOL BUS CERTIFIED SAFETY SEATS WHICH MAY NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES."
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
The remedy
COLLINS WILL PROVIDE REPLACEMENT SEAT LEGS FOR THESE BUSES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Collins Bantam | 1999 |
| Collins Super Bantam | 1999 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
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 | 1999 | 2 | 3 |
| Collins Super Bantam | 1999 | 0 | 2 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1999
10 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the seat belts; COLLINS BUS CORPORATION filed 46 campaigns in all.
| 99V328000 22 Nov 1999 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
| 99V280000 20 Oct 1999 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 99V269000 12 Oct 1999 | TIARA MOTOR COACH DIVISION |
| 99V250000 20 Sept 1999 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 99V266000 7 Sept 1999 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 99V221000 11 Aug 1999 | PAN-WIT, INC. |
| 99V155000 28 Jun 1999 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 99V118000 12 May 1999 | SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999