Manufacturer profile

Collins Bus

Collins Bus has filed 10 recall campaigns with NHTSA since 2015, covering 13k vehicles or units by the manufacturer's own estimates.

Makes in its campaigns
Campaigns filed in 2026 to date0No campaigns in 2025
Vehicles affected02026 to date
Campaigns on file102015 to 2022
Do-not-drive or park-outside0Campaigns with an advisory

Filed under the name "Collins Bus Corporation".

Campaigns per year

Collins Bus has averaged 0 campaigns a year since 2021, below its 2018 peak of 3

Collins Bus recall campaigns by report date, 2015 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

01232015201620172018320192020202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file. The lighter column is a partial year.
Components

Seats are Collins Bus's most recalled component since 2016

Collins Bus campaigns by primary component, 2016 to 2026.

Seats
4
Equipment
1
Back-over prevention
1
Adaptive equipment
1
Other or unknown
1
Source: NHTSA ODI. Each campaign counted once.
Remedy type

Collins Bus uses software fixes less than the industry: 0% of its 2018 campaigns

Share of campaigns remedied by a software update, Collins Bus against all manufacturers, by year.

Collins BusAll manufacturers
010%20%30%2016201820202022202420260%18%
Source: NHTSA ODI remedy descriptions, classified by rule (see Methodology).
Model years covered

Model year 2015 is covered by the most Collins Bus campaigns, 7

Collins Bus campaigns covering each model year, last fifteen model years. A campaign counts once for each year it covers.

024682015720162017201820192020
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
Latest campaigns

The latest Collins Bus filings

The ten most recent campaigns, by report date.

Latest Collins Bus campaigns
CampaignFiledSubjectComponentVehiclesRemedy
22V-699Sep 19, 2022Emergency exit label may be placed in the incorrect location and the lettering height may not be high enoughEquipment3,514Label or owner notice
19V-749Oct 18, 2019School buses may have been manufactured without a rear backup cameraBack-over prevention24Repair or modification
19V-211Mar 19, 2019In a hard braking situation or vehicle crash event, the barrier may not properly restrain an unbelted seat occupantSeats3,787Not stated
18V-924Dec 21, 2018Bolts that connect the legs to the passenger seats may not have been properly tightenedSeats199Repair or modification
18V-696Oct 5, 2018Foam in the knee impact area of the lower seat back may not absorb enough impact in the event of a crashSeats1,705Repair or modification
18V-584Sep 4, 2018Wheelchair lift positioning input cam may fail while the lift is in use, allowing the platform to travel higher than the vehicle floor heightAdaptive equipment59Part replacement
16V-310May 17, 2016These vehicles are equipped with seats that may separate from the base frame due to bolt failureSeats4Part replacement
16V-031Jan 22, 2016Affected stop arms have a reflective decal that may peel loose from the stop armOther or unknown867Part replacement
15V-732Nov 5, 2015Affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing the bearings to move out of positionAdaptive equipment2,980Part replacement
15V-307May 26, 2015Affected vehicles have seat bottoms whose foam core may not meet the flammability requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)…Seats13Part replacement
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Largest campaigns

Collins Bus's five largest campaigns on file

Vehicles or units affected, millions, any year.

  1. 2019 In a hard braking situation or vehicle…0.00M
  2. 2022 Emergency exit label may be placed in the…0.00M
  3. 2015 Affected lifts are equipped with folding…0.00M
  4. 2018 Foam in the knee impact area of the lower…0.00M
  5. 2016 Affected stop arms have a reflective decal…0.00M
Source: NHTSA ODI.