2008 Collins Bantam & 2008 Collins Grand Bantam + 1 more recall: seats
⚠️ What's wrong
Collins is recalling certain model year 2008 Bantam, Grand Bantam, and Super Bantam model school buses. The 39 inch three passenger seats fail to meet the minimum performance requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, "school bus passenger and crash protection."
💥 The risk
Seat occupants are at an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Collins will notify owners and dealers will repair the buses free of charge. The safety recall began on january 3, 2011. 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
- 10V362000
- Manufacturer
- COLLINS BUS CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 516
- Component
- SEATS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-533-1850
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jan 3, 2011
- Recall started by
- OVSC
- Notes
- Owners may also 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 .