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Collins Bus Corporation certain 2002-2005 my collins bantam, super bantam, and grand bantam school buses equipped with "5" series stop arms.

NHTSA campaign 05V-345 · Reported January 8, 2005 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Collins Bus Corporation
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
COLLINS WILL NOTIFY ALL ITS CUSTOMERS OF THIS CAMPAIGN.
COST
Free

The short version

COLLINS BUS CORPORATION reported a problem with the other school bus stop arm assembly. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

CERTAIN 2002-2005 MY COLLINS BANTAM, SUPER BANTAM, AND GRAND BANTAM SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH "5" SERIES STOP ARMS. THESE SCHOOL BUSES WERE ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN STATES OTHER THAN THE FOLLOWING: ALASKA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, UTAH, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, WYOMING, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

WHY IT MATTERS

SHOULD THE STOP ARM NOT PERFORM PROPERLY, A CHILD OR PEDESTRIAN MAY BE ENDANGERED BY PASSING VEHICLES SHOULD THE MOTORIST NOT STOP AT THE CORRECT LOCATION.

WHAT TO DO

FOR THOSE BUSES OPERATED IN OR NEAR ANY OF THE STATES LISTED ABOVE, COLLINS IS ENCOURAGING THE BUS OWNERS TO OBTAIN THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 05V-345.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 05V-345

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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