Collins De416wr, Collins De516wr, Collins Dh400, Collins Dh416, Collins Dh500, Collins Dh516, model year 2014. Filed by Collins Bus Corporation and reported to NHTSA on 3 September 2014. 281 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Collins Bus Corporation (Collins) is recalling certain model year 2014 Collins and Mid Bus school buses, models SL400, SL408, DH400, DH416, DE416WR, DH500, DH516 and DE516WR, manufactured from July 21, 2014, to August 19, 2014. The affected vehicles may have been assembled with an inadequate amount of adhesive on some …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 14V523 cover?
- Collins De416Wr, Collins De516Wr, Collins DH400, Collins DH416, Collins DH500, Collins DH516, Collins SL400, Collins SL408, model year 2014.
- What is wrong with them?
- Collins Bus Corporation (Collins) is recalling certain model year 2014 Collins and Mid Bus school buses, models SL400, SL408, DH400, DH416, DE416WR, DH500, DH516 and DE516WR, manufactured from July 21, 2014, to August 19, 2014.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the edge interior panel becomes exposed, there is an increased risk of injury to the passengers.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Collins will notify owners, and dealers will install additional structural fasteners on the applicable body panel joints, free of charge. The recall began on October 8, 2014 . Owners may contact Collins customer service 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 edge interior panel becomes exposed, there is an increased risk of injury to the passengers.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 14V523 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Collins Bus Corporation |
| System at fault | Structure:Body |
| Reported to NHTSA | 3 September 2014 |
| Model years | 2014-2014 |
| Vehicles named | COLLINS DE416WR, COLLINS DE516WR, COLLINS DH400, COLLINS DH416, COLLINS DH500, COLLINS DH516, COLLINS SL400, COLLINS SL408, MID BUS DE416WR, MID BUS DE516WR, MID BUS DH400, MID BUS DH416, MID BUS DH500, MID BUS DH516 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the edge interior panel becomes exposed, there is an increased risk of injury to the passengers.
The remedy
Collins will notify owners, and dealers will install additional structural fasteners on the applicable body panel joints, free of charge. The recall began on October 8, 2014 . Owners may contact Collins customer service 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 901 notices in the record whose component field names structure. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 42 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Collins De416wr recalls: 4 US campaigns
- Collins De516wr recalls: 6 US campaigns
- 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 SL400 recalls: 4 US campaigns
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CarsMultiverse, recall 14V523, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v523/
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- Defect summary
72ea27ec - Consequence
1cda0be7 - Remedy
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