| NHTSA Record Id: 33196 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: COLLINS |
| Recalled Component Id: 000020559000111559000000329 |
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| Model Name: GRAND BANTAM |
Model Year: 2002 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 03V318000 |
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| Component Name: EQUIPMENT |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: COLLINS BUS CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Oct, 15 2002 |
End date of Manufacturing: Aug, 18 2003 |
| Report For : V |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 16 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Sep, 03 2003 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Collins Bus Corporation |
Report Received Date: Aug, 22 2003 |
| Record Creation date : Aug, 29 2003 |
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| Defect Summary : On certain school buses equipped with floor mounted wheelchair anchorage pockets that are used to accommodate and secure wheelchairs, during manufacturing, the reinforcement plate for the pocket may have been placed in the wrong position. this would not allow the screws to be attached through it. |
Consequence Summary: In the event of a crash, the anchorage may not retain the wheelchair. serious injury to the wheelchair occupant or other vehicle occupants may result. |
| Corrective Summary : Collins will repair the buses by inserting a reinforcement extension plate and redrilling holes into this plate for the wheelchair anchorage screws to pass through. owner notification is began september 3, 2003. 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 at 1-800-533-1850. |
Recall Notes: Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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