2004 Collins Bantam & 2004 Collins Super Bantam recall: body & structure
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain 2004 my Bantam and Super Bantam school buses manufactured between july 2004 and november 2004. The amount of adhesive applied to the roof seams is inadequate for the type of adhesive used which fails to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 221, school bus body joint strength.
💥 The risk
In the event of a crash, the joints may come apart and individual interior ceiling skins could cause harm to the occupants of the bus.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will correct the buses by adding two additional screws between the current screws that attach the seams of the ceiling skins to the structural roof bows. The recall began on december 14, 2005. Owners may contact collins at 1-800-533-1850.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V359000
- Manufacturer
- COLLINS BUS CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 201
- Component
- STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-533-1850
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 14, 2005
- Built
- Jul 1, 2004 – Nov 30, 2004
- Recall started by
- OVSC
- Notes
- Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236; (TTY:1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.