Recall Register

2007 Collins Bantam: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2007 Collins Bantam. The newest campaign is 11V502000. NHTSA received the report on 14 Oct 2011. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Appliance / Air Conditioner. NHTSA has no complaint 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, 11V502000, in the NHTSA record

Collins will notify owners and provide information on how to obtain the retrofit kit from carrier along with repair instructions. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on november 11, 2011. (see carrier's recall campaign 11e-003.) owners may contact carrier at 1-800-793-4741 or collins at 1- 1-620-662-9000.
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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 1,280 units in total.

  1. 11V502000Received . 11 units.

    Equipment / Appliance / Air Conditioner

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Collins is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2008 bantam, grand bantam, and super bantam school buses manufactured from august 23, 2006, through february 1, 2008, equipped with carrier genv em-1 evaporator units. Due to time, temperature, and/or vibration, the fuse may loosen in the fuse holder resulting in high resistance and arcing.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If sufficient arcing occurs, the fuse holder may melt, and a vehicle fire may occur.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Collins will notify owners and provide information on how to obtain the retrofit kit from carrier along with repair instructions. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on november 11, 2011. (see carrier's recall campaign 11e-003.) owners may contact carrier at 1-800-793-4741 or collins at 1- 1-620-662-9000.

    Report filed by COLLINS BUS CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 11V293000Received . 702 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Collins is recalling certain model year 2002-2011 bantam, grand bantam, and super bantam school buses manufactured from october 2002 through may 20, 2011, for failing to conform to the leg protection zone impact requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard 222 "school bus passenger seating and crash protection."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a vehicle crash, the vehicle occupants may not be adequately protected and may sustain injuries.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Collins will notify owners and dealers will install additional foam padding under the upholstery free of charge. The safety recall began on july 18, 2011. Owners may contact collins bus at 1-800-533-1850.

    Report filed by COLLINS BUS CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 09V068000Received . 559 units.

    Structure / Body

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Collins is recalling 559 my 2007 through 2009 school buses built on ford e-350 and e-450 chassis from november 3, 2006 to october 1, 2009. These buses may have been produced with the absence of two body mount bolts and associated hardware in 2 of the body/chassis mounting locations immediately behind the rear axle.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If any of the body mount bolts are missing this condition would not provide a stable connection of the bus body to the bus chassis. In the event of a vehicle crash, there may be an increased risk of personal injury to the vehicle occupants.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Collins will notify owners and inspect and repair the buses if necessary free of charge. The safety recall began on february 26, 2009. Owners may contact collins toll-free at 1-800-533-1850.

    Report filed by COLLINS BUS CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 08V498000Received . 8 units.

    Equipment Adaptive/Mobility

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Collins is recalling 8 my 2007 bantam, super bantam, or grand bantam school buses equipped with module lock601-gd wheelchair lift interlock module manufactured by intermotive, INC. If the vehicle's battery voltage drops to 7.5 volts, the module may go into fault mode and may not lock the shifter in park when the lift door is opened which fails to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 403, "platform lift systems for motor vehicles."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The vehicle may be moved with the lift deployed and could result in injury to the lift occupant.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Collins will notify owners and repair the buses free of charge. The recall began on october 17, 2008. Owners may contact collins toll-free at 1-800-533-1850 ext. 430.

    Report filed by COLLINS BUS CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

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.

  1. 19861
  2. 19871
  3. 19881
  4. 19891
  5. 19902
  6. 19912
  7. 19921
  8. 19932
  9. 19971
  10. 19980
  11. 19993
  12. 20001
  13. 20025
  14. 20035
  15. 20046
  16. 20058
  17. 20063
  18. 20074
  19. 20085
  20. 20094
  21. 20102
  22. 20111

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2007 Collins Bantam: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/collins/bantam/2007/. 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
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
COLLINS BUS CORPORATION

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2007 Collins Bantam?
1,280 units in 4 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. 4 of them name the 2007 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2007 Collins Bantam open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.