1999 Collins Bantam: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1999 Collins Bantam. The newest campaign is 00V191000. NHTSA received the report on 13 Jul 2000. The NHTSA record gives the component Visibility / Rearview Mirrors/Devices / Exterior. NHTSA has 2 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 00V191000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will relocate the mirror brace mounting point from the front cap of the bus body to the roof skin of the bus cab, providing significantly increased strength. Owners will be provided with a description and drawing of the noncompliance, a brief description of the repair procedure, and where to take the vehicle to have it repaired.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 335 units in total.
00V191000Received . 286 units.
Visibility / Rearview Mirrors/Devices / Exterior
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: school buses built on ford or chevrolet cutaway van chassis equipped with the rosco "euro-style" overhanging right hand rearview mirror. These mirrors have an inadequate strength attachment at the mirror brace mounting point and could pull loose during high winds (from oncoming traffic) or severe vibration. This does not comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 111, "rearview mirrors."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Failure of the mirror brace attachment allows the mirror arm to pivot left or right, possibly swinging far to the right past the bus perimeter and injuring pedestrians nearby. This could also result in a loss of visibility surrounding the bus.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will relocate the mirror brace mounting point from the front cap of the bus body to the roof skin of the bus cab, providing significantly increased strength. Owners will be provided with a description and drawing of the noncompliance, a brief description of the repair procedure, and where to take the vehicle to have it repaired.
Report filed by COLLINS BUS CORPORATION.
99V308000Received . 38 units.
Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: single-rear-wheel and dual-rear-wheel school buses built on chevrolet 3500 van cutaway chassis. Certain buses are equipped with school bus certified safety seats which may not meet the requirements of FMVSS no. 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a vehicle crash, the seat occupant may not be properly restrained, increasing the risk of personal injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Collins will provide replacement seat legs for these buses.
Report filed by COLLINS BUS CORPORATION.
98V328000Received . 11 units.
Seats
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: single rear-wheel and dual rear-wheel school buses built on chevrolet 3500 van cutaway chassis, exterior body width of 81" or 94". The school bus certified safety seats do not comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 210, "sear belt assembly anchorages." the seat legs may have incomplete or missing welds.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a crash, the seats may not withstand the forces specified, possibly causing injury to the seat occupant.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the noncomplying seat legs.
Report filed by COLLINS BUS CORPORATION.
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
2 complaints, 2 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Tires | 1 |
| Visibility | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 11 Nov 2004
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1999 Collins BantamThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1999 Collins Bantam: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/collins/bantam/1999/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- COLLINS BUS CORPORATION
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1999 Collins Bantam?
- 335 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Collins Bantam have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 23 recall campaigns for the Collins Bantam, model years 1986 to 2011. 3 of them name the 1999 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1999 Collins Bantam name most often?
- Tires: 1 of 2 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1999 Collins Bantam open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.