Collins Bantam, Collins Grand Bantam, Collins Super Bantam, model year 2009. Filed by Collins Bus Corporation and reported to NHTSA on 18 February 2010. 112 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Collins is recalling certain model year 2009 bantam, super bantam, and grand bantam school buses manufactured between april 1 and october 1, 2009, built on ford cutaway chassis. the brake-turn separator module which is used to control the brake lights and turn signals lights in the rear may not always distinguish …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 10V049 cover?
- Collins Bantam, Collins Grand Bantam, Collins Super Bantam, model year 2009.
- What is wrong with them?
- COLLINS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 BANTAM, SUPER BANTAM, AND GRAND BANTAM SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN APRIL 1 AND OCTOBER 1, 2009, BUILT ON FORD CUTAWAY CHASSIS.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- THIS CAN CAUSE CONFUSION TO VEHICLES BEHIND THE BUS AS TO WHETHER THE BUS IS TURNING OR STOPPING INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. COLLINS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE-TURN SIGNAL SEPARATOR MODULE, IF THE BUS IS EQUIPPED WITH ONE, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 2, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT COLLINS TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-533-1850 EXT. 424.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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: “THIS CAN CAUSE CONFUSION TO VEHICLES BEHIND THE BUS AS TO WHETHER THE BUS IS TURNING OR STOPPING INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 10V049 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | COLLINS BUS CORPORATION |
| System at fault | Exterior Lighting:Brake Lights |
| Reported to NHTSA | 18 February 2010 |
| Model years | 2009-2009 |
| Vehicles named | COLLINS BANTAM, COLLINS GRAND BANTAM, COLLINS SUPER BANTAM |
What the notice says today
The consequence
THIS CAN CAUSE CONFUSION TO VEHICLES BEHIND THE BUS AS TO WHETHER THE BUS IS TURNING OR STOPPING INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
COLLINS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE-TURN SIGNAL SEPARATOR MODULE, IF THE BUS IS EQUIPPED WITH ONE, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 2, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT COLLINS TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-533-1850 EXT. 424.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 663 notices in the record whose component field names exterior lighting. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 43 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 10V049, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v049/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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Other Collins notices we hold
- 18V924: 2018 SH, DH, P24, T22, T24 and TH buses
- 15V307: model year 2015 DE516WR, SL408, SH40, and DH500 school buses manufactured February 2, 2015, to April 1, 2015
- 14V452: model year 2012-2014 DH500, DH516, DH516WR, DE500, and DE516WR school buses manufactured May 18, 2012, to May 30, 2014
- 10V362: MODEL YEAR 2008 BANTAM, GRAND BANTAM, AND SUPER BANTAM MODEL SCHOOL BUSES
All 5 Collins campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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- Defect summary
2cf11301 - Consequence
90ae1963 - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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