NHTSA campaign 10V291000
Collins Recall 10V-291: SEAT CUSHION RETENTION LOCKING MECHANISM
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 10V291000 was reported by COLLINS BUS CORPORATION on June 29, 2010, with 12 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Collins Grand Bantam and Collins Super Bantam for the 2010 model year. Owners were notified on February 11, 2010, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 10V291000 (also written 10V-291 or 10V291)
- Filed by
- COLLINS BUS CORPORATION
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 12 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seats
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 222
- NHTSA investigation
- Equipment Query EQ10-003 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V291000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Collins
Collins Grand Bantam
- 2010 · Vehicles built October 5, 2009 – January 4, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Collins Super Bantam
- 2010 · Vehicles built October 5, 2009 – January 4, 2010 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V291000.
Defect description
COLLINS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 GRAND BANTAM AND SUPER BANTAM SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 5, 2009 THROUGH JANUARY 4, 2010 AND BUILT WITH CERTAIN LAP SHOULDER BELT SEATS MANUFACTURED BY IMMI. THE SEAT CUSHION LOCKING MECHANISMS WERE MISALIGNED DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY. THIS FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 222, "SCHOOL BUS PASSENGER SEATING AND CRASH PROTECTION."
Safety consequence
IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT CUSHION COULD DETACH FROM THE SEAT, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE BUS OCCUPANTS.
Manufacturer remedy
ALLTHE BUSES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED, THEREFORE AN OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER WILL NOT BE ISSUED FOR THIS CAMPAIGN.
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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 10V291000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.