Collins
Collins has 25 model lines on NHTSA's register (model years 1983–2020), with 58 recall campaigns and 6 consumer complaints.
Campaigns were most numerous in 2012 (7). The component complaints name most often is electrical system (250 per 1,000 component mentions). The Bantam line has the most complaints, 3 over 22 model years.
Comparisons here are between Collins model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model lines
Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within Collins only.
| Model line | Model years | Campaigns | Complaints | Per model year | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantam | 22 | 23 | 3 | 0.1 | Suspension |
| Ambulance | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.4 | Electrical System |
| Grand Bantam | 19 | 27 | 1 | 0.1 | Seat Belts |
| Super Bantam | 17 | 28 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| DE416WR | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| DH416WR | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| MID Bus Super Guide | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| DE516WR | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| MID Bus Grand Guide | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| School Bus | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| DH | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| SH | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| De | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| DH516WR | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| SL | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| DH500 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| DH516 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| TH | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| DE500 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| DH400 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| DE516 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| SH400 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| TH400 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| DE416 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| MID Bus Guide | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
Campaigns by year
Complaints by year
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Collins complaints.
Questions and answers
How many recalls has Collins had?
58 NHTSA recall campaigns name Collins vehicles (model years 1983–2020). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 37,557, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.
Which Collins model line has the most complaints?
Bantam: 3 complaints over 22 model years (0.1 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.
What components are reported most for Collins?
electrical system (250 per 1,000 mentions), tires (250 per 1,000 mentions), seat belts (250 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.