Collins Recalls 2008 School Buses Due to Seat Safety Standard Failures
Collins Bus Corporation is recalling 2008 Bantam, Grand Bantam, and Super Bantam school buses because specific seats fail to meet federal safety standards, increasing injury risk in crashes.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural vehicle defect where seats fail to meet federal safety standards, creating a risk of harm in a crash, but no injuries or fatalities have been reported.
Plain-English summary
Collins Bus Corporation is recalling certain model year 2008 Bantam, Grand Bantam, and Super Bantam school buses. The recall involves 516 vehicles where 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 defect means that seat occupants are at an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash. No specific injuries or fatalities have been reported in the source text.
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 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- COLLINS SUPER BANTAM, BANTAM, GRAND BANTAM
- Brand
- COLLINS
- Manufacturer
- COLLINS BUS CORPORATION
- Category
- Vehicle — School Bus
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 516
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (3)
- SUPER BANTAM
- BANTAM
- GRAND BANTAM
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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