NHTSA campaign 15V307000
Collins Recall 15V-307: School Bus Seats may be too Flammable/FMVSS 302
NHTSA recall 15V307000 was reported by Collins Bus Corporation on May 26, 2015, with 13 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Collins DE516WR, Collins DH500, Collins SH40 and more for the 2015 model year. Owners were notified on June 25, 2015, 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 15V307000 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
- 15V307000 (also written 15V-307 or 15V307)
- Filed by
- Collins Bus Corporation
- Manufacturer campaign number (as filed)
- 15E032
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 13 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seats
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 302
Repair completion: 84.62% (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 15V307000. 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 DE516WR
- 2015 · Vehicles built February 2, 2015 – April 1, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Collins DH500
- 2015 · Vehicles built February 2, 2015 – April 1, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Collins SH40
- 2015 · Vehicles built February 2, 2015 – April 1, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Collins SL408
- 2015 · Vehicles built February 2, 2015 – April 1, 2015 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 15V307000.
Defect description
Collins Bus Corporation (Collins) is recalling certain model year 2015 DE516WR, SL408, SH40, and DH500 school buses manufactured February 2, 2015, to April 1, 2015. The affected vehicles have seat bottoms whose foam core may not meet the flammability requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 302, "Flammability of Interior Materials."
Safety consequence
If the seats are built with this seat bottom foam core, the seats may not resist catching fire in the presence of an ignition source, increasing the risk that a fire may start or spread.
Manufacturer remedy
Collins will notify owners, and dealers will replace the school bus seat bottoms with foam that is compliant to the safety standard, free of charge. The recall began on June 25, 2015. Owners may contact Collins customer service at 1-800-533-1850. Collins' number for this recall is 15E032.
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 15V307000
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.