Recall · 22V699000
Collins Bus recalled 6 models over equipment
3,514
Vehicles covered
6
Models
54
Model years
September 19, 2022
Filed with NHTSA
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
- The defect
- Collins Bus is recalling certain 2012-2020 Ford SL, Ford SH, Ford DH, Ford DE, Ford TH, Ford TL, Chevy DE, and Chevy DH school buses. The emergency exit label may be placed in the incorrect location and the lettering height may not be high enough. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."
- What it can cause
- In an emergency, the incorrect window label instructions may prevent or delay the use of the emergency exit, increasing the risk of injury.
- What the dealer does
- Collins Bus will mail new labels, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on November 21, 2022. Owners may contact Collins Bus' customer service at 1-800-533-1850 ext. 424.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| CollinsDE | 2012 to 2020 | Not published here |
| CollinsDH | 2012 to 2020 | Not published here |
| CollinsSH | 2012 to 2020 | Not published here |
| CollinsSL | 2012 to 2020 | Not published here |
| CollinsTH | 2012 to 2020 | Not published here |
| CollinsTL | 2012 to 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 3,514 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 71% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2012 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were 10 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Collins vehicles have been recalled over the equipment 3 times before this, most recently in October 2011 as 11V502000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Collins Bus Corporation with NHTSA on September 19, 2022 as campaign 22V699000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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