| NHTSA Record Id: 12620 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: COLLINS |
| Recalled Component Id: 000008412000078966000000051 |
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| Model Name: SCHOOL BUS |
Model Year: 1997 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 97V195000 |
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| Component Name: SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: COLLINS BUS CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Jun, 01 1997 |
End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 30 1997 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 8 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 28 1997 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Collins Bus Corporation |
Report Received Date: Nov, 04 1997 |
| Record Creation date : Nov, 20 1997 |
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| Defect Summary : Vehicle description: 96" wide school buses built on chevrolet chassis (g van cutaway model 3500). these buses were built on 10,000 lb. gross vehicle weight rating (gvwr) chassis but should have been built on 12,000 lb. gvwr chassis. the buses have more designated seat spaces than the gvwr is prepared to support. |
Consequence Summary: Operation of these buses as delivered will cause an overweight condition. |
| Corrective Summary : Chevrolet dealers, in conjunction with collins bus, will replace the rear leaf springs on these buses. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began october 28, 1997.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact collins bus at 1-800-533-1850.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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