2007 Collins Bantam & 2007 Collins Grand Bantam + 1 more recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Collins is recalling 8 my 2007 Bantam, Super Bantam, or Grand Bantam school buses equipped with module LOCK601-GD wheelchair lift interlock module manufactured by intermotive, inc. If the vehicle's battery voltage drops to 7.5 volts, the module may go into fault mode and may not lock the shifter in park when the lift door is opened which fails to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 403, "platform lift systems for motor vehicles."
💥 The risk
The vehicle may be moved with the lift deployed and could result in injury to the lift occupant.
🔧 The fix
Collins will notify owners and repair the buses free of charge. The recall began on october 17, 2008. Owners may contact collins toll-free at 1-800-533-1850 ext. 430.
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
- 08V498000
- Manufacturer
- COLLINS BUS CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 8
- Component
- EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-533-1850
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 17, 2008
- Built
- Feb 1, 2007 – May 31, 2007
- Recall started by
- MFR
- 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.