NHTSA campaign 16V031000
Collins Recall 16V-031: Stop Arm Reflective Decal May be Loose/FMVSS 131
NHTSA recall 16V031000 was reported by Collins Bus Corporation on January 22, 2016, with 867 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Collins DE416, Collins DE416WR, Collins DE500 and more for the 2015 model year. Owners were notified on February 22, 2016, 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 16V031000 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
- 16V031000 (also written 16V-031 or 16V031)
- Filed by
- Collins Bus Corporation
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 867 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Other — School Bus Stop Arm Assembly
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 131
Repair completion: 58.13% (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 16V031000. 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 DE416
- 2015 · Vehicles built May 1, 2015 – December 21, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Collins DE416WR
- 2015 · Vehicles built May 1, 2015 – December 21, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Collins DE500
- 2015 · Vehicles built May 1, 2015 – December 21, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Collins DE516
- 2015 · Vehicles built May 1, 2015 – December 21, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Collins DE516WR
- 2015 · Vehicles built May 1, 2015 – December 21, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Collins DH400
- 2015 · Vehicles built May 1, 2015 – December 21, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Collins DH416
- 2015 · Vehicles built May 1, 2015 – December 21, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Collins DH416WR
- 2015 · Vehicles built May 1, 2015 – December 21, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Collins DH500
- 2015 · Vehicles built May 1, 2015 – December 21, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Collins DH516
- 2015 · Vehicles built May 1, 2015 – December 21, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Collins SH400
- 2015 · Vehicles built May 1, 2015 – December 21, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Collins SL400
- 2015 · Vehicles built May 1, 2015 – December 21, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Collins TH400
- 2015 · Vehicles built May 1, 2015 – December 21, 2015 (per NHTSA)
Collins TL400
- 2015 · Vehicles built May 1, 2015 – December 21, 2015 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V031000.
Defect description
Collins Bus Corporation (Collins) is recalling certain model year 2015 DE416, DE416WR, DE500, DE516, DE516WR, DH400, DH416, DH416WR, DH500, DH516, SH400, SL400, TH400, and TL400 school buses manufactured May 1, 2015, to December 21, 2015, equipped with certain Transpec T6000, T6100, and T7000 series school bus stop arms. The affected stop arms have a reflective decal that may peel loose from the stop arm. As such, these stop arms fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 131, "School Bus Pedestrian Safety Devices."
Safety consequence
Without a reflective decal, the stop arms would have reduced visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Collins will notify owners, and the stop arm blade assemblies will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on February 22, 2016. Owners may contact Collins customer service at 1-800-533-1850, or Transpec customer service at 1-800-951-7867.
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 16V031000
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.