{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Collins Bus Corporation recall 18V696 (18E056): Collins School Bus (2011 to 2018)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v696/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V696: If the seat foam does not absorb enough impact energy, it can increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Collins School Bus, model years 2011 to 2018. Filed by Collins Bus Corporation and reported to NHTSA on 5 October 2018. 1,705 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Collins Bus Corporation (Collins) is recalling certain 2011-2018 Collins SL, SH, DH, DE, and TH school buses, built on Promaster chassis, equipped with CE White/HSM SB11-30\" series, standard, unbelted, school bus seats, or SB11-30\" series school bus seats with lap belts only. The foam in the knee impact area of the … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls The maker's own number for this recall: 18E056. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V696 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the seat foam does not absorb enough impact energy, it can increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.” 18V696 Collins Bus Corporation Seats 5 October 2018 2011-2018 COLLINS SCHOOL BUS If the seat foam does not absorb enough impact energy, it can increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash. Collins will notify owners, and",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:57:56+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T15:01:25+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Collins Bus Corporation recall 18V696 (18E056): Collins School Bus (2011 to 2018)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v696/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}