Collins Dh400, Collins Dh416, Collins Dh500, Collins Dh516, Collins Sh400, Collins Sl400, model year 2012. Filed by Collins Bus Corporation and reported to NHTSA on 19 July 2012. 598 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Collins is recalling certain model year 2012 Collins, Corbeil, and Mid-Bus school bus and multi-function school activity buses, models SL400, SH400, DH400, DH416 with 139" wheel base and two-passenger seat set at 24, 25, 26, 27, or 28" hip to knee spacing and three-passenger seat set at 24, 25, or 26" hip to knee …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 12V345 cover?
- Collins DH400, Collins DH416, Collins DH500, Collins DH516, Collins SH400, Collins SL400, Corbeil DH400, Corbeil DH416, model year 2012.
- What is wrong with them?
- Collins is recalling certain model year 2012 Collins, Corbeil, and Mid-Bus school bus and multi-function school activity buses, models SL400, SH400, DH400, DH416 with 139" wheel base and two-passenger seat set at 24, 25, 26, 27, or 28" hip to knee spacing and three-passenger seat set at 24, 25, or...
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the integrity of this hose is breached, fuel could spill. In the case of gasoline or diesel vehicle, fuel could spill during fueling operations or in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of a fire.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Collins will notify owners, and dealers will repair the buses free of charge. The safety recall began on August 13, 2012. Owners may contact Collins at 1-800-533-1850.
- 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: “If the integrity of this hose is breached, fuel could spill. In the case of gasoline or diesel vehicle, fuel could spill during fueling operations or in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of a fire. In the case of a propane vehicle,…”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 12V345 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | COLLINS BUS CORPORATION |
| System at fault | Fuel System, Gasoline |
| Reported to NHTSA | 19 July 2012 |
| Model years | 2012-2012 |
| Vehicles named | COLLINS DH400, COLLINS DH416, COLLINS DH500, COLLINS DH516, COLLINS SH400, COLLINS SL400, CORBEIL DH400, CORBEIL DH416, CORBEIL DH500, CORBEIL DH516, CORBEIL SH400, CORBEIL SL400, MID-BUS DH400, MID-BUS DH416 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the integrity of this hose is breached, fuel could spill. In the case of gasoline or diesel vehicle, fuel could spill during fueling operations or in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of a fire. In the case of a propane vehicle, propane gas could be released during fueling operations (check valves prevent release from the tanks) creating the risk of a fire during filling.
The remedy
Collins will notify owners, and dealers will repair the buses free of charge. The safety recall began on August 13, 2012. Owners may contact Collins at 1-800-533-1850.
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 470 notices in the record whose component field names fuel system, gasoline. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 46 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Collins DH400 recalls: 5 US campaigns
- Collins DH416 recalls: 5 US campaigns
- Collins DH500 recalls: 7 US campaigns
- Collins DH516 recalls: 6 US campaigns
- Collins SH400 recalls: 4 US campaigns
- Collins SL400 recalls: 4 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 12V345, wording as read on 15 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v345/
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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- Defect summary
5f4a5cab - Consequence
78dca8aa - Remedy
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