NHTSA campaign 14V523000
Collins Bus Corporation Recall 14V-523: Inadequate Adhesive On Panel Joints/FMVSS 221
NHTSA recall 14V523000 was reported by Collins Bus Corporation on September 3, 2014, with 281 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Collins DE416WR, Collins DE516WR, Collins DH400 and more for the 2014 model year. Owners were notified on October 8, 2014, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 14V523000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 14V523000 (also written 14V-523 or 14V523)
- Filed by
- Collins Bus Corporation
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 281 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Body
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 221
Repair completion: 96.09% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V523000. 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 DE416WR
- 2014 · Vehicles built July 21, 2014 – August 19, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Collins DE516WR
- 2014 · Vehicles built July 21, 2014 – August 19, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Collins DH400
- 2014 · Vehicles built July 21, 2014 – August 19, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Collins DH416
- 2014 · Vehicles built July 21, 2014 – August 19, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Collins DH500
- 2014 · Vehicles built July 21, 2014 – August 19, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Collins DH516
- 2014 · Vehicles built July 21, 2014 – August 19, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Collins SL400
- 2014 · Vehicles built July 21, 2014 – August 19, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Collins SL408
- 2014 · Vehicles built July 21, 2014 – August 19, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Mid Bus
Mid Bus DE416WR
- 2014 · Vehicles built July 21, 2014 – August 19, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Mid Bus DE516WR
- 2014 · Vehicles built July 21, 2014 – August 19, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Mid Bus DH400
- 2014 · Vehicles built July 21, 2014 – August 19, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Mid Bus DH416
- 2014 · Vehicles built July 21, 2014 – August 19, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Mid Bus DH500
- 2014 · Vehicles built July 21, 2014 – August 19, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Mid Bus DH516
- 2014 · Vehicles built July 21, 2014 – August 19, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Mid Bus SL400
- 2014 · Vehicles built July 21, 2014 – August 19, 2014 (per NHTSA)
Mid Bus SL408
- 2014 · Vehicles built July 21, 2014 – August 19, 2014 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V523000.
Defect description
Collins Bus Corporation (Collins) is recalling certain model year 2014 Collins and Mid Bus school buses, models SL400, SL408, DH400, DH416, DE416WR, DH500, DH516 and DE516WR, manufactured from July 21, 2014, to August 19, 2014. The affected vehicles may have been assembled with an inadequate amount of adhesive on some interior side panel joints. In the case of a collision to the side of the vehicle, the edge interior panel may become exposed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 221, "School Bus Body Joint Strength."
Safety consequence
If the edge interior panel becomes exposed, there is an increased risk of injury to the passengers.
Manufacturer remedy
Collins will notify owners, and dealers will install additional structural fasteners on the applicable body panel joints, free of charge. The recall began on October 8, 2014 . Owners may contact Collins customer service at 1-800-533-1850.
Notes
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.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 14V523000
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.