Recall 05V345000: 2002–2005 Collins Grand Bantam and 1 other model

Report received

Aug 1, 2005

Manufacturer

Collins bus corporation

Potentially affected

687vehicles

Model years

2002–2005

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Certain 2002-2005 my collins bantam, super bantam, and grand bantam school buses equipped with "5" series stop arms. These school buses were originally sold in or currently registered in states other than the following: alaska, colorado, connecticut, delaware, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, montana, nebraska, nevada, new hampshire, new jersey, new mexico, new york, north dakota, ohio, oregon, pennsylvania, rhode island, south dakota, tennessee, utah, vermont, virginia, washington, west virginia, wisconsin, wyoming, and the district of columbia. In extremely cold weather, the microswitches used internally to position the sign in the open and closed positions may malfunction, causing the sign to open or close in an improper position, or to not open at all.

Possible consequence

Should the stop arm not perform properly, a child or pedestrian may be endangered by passing vehicles should the motorist not stop at the correct location.

Remedy

Collins will notify all its customers of this campaign. For those buses operated in or near any of the states listed above, collins is encouraging the bus owners to obtain the replacement switch. For those buses operated in the warmer states, collins will replace the switch upon owner request. For those customers who request the remedy, collins will replace the original switch with a switch pack that is not sensitive to extreme cold weather and will inspect to ensure the microswitch heater wiring is properly connected. The safety improvement campaign began october 12, 2005. Owners may contact collins at 800-448-7825 or specialty manufacturing at 1-800-951-7867.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2002 Collins Bantam0 complaints
• 2003 Collins Bantam0 complaints
• 2004 Collins Bantam0 complaints
• 2005 Collins Bantam0 complaints
• 2002 Collins Grand Bantam0 complaints
• 2003 Collins Grand Bantam0 complaints
• 2004 Collins Grand Bantam0 complaints
• 2005 Collins Grand Bantam0 complaints