Recall Register

2009 Collins Bantam: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 2009 Collins Bantam. The newest campaign is 13V469000. NHTSA received the report on 25 Sep 2013. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Electrical. 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, 13V469000, in the NHTSA record

Collins will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the circuit board free of charge. The recall began on December 4, 2013. Owners may contact Collins at 1-800-533-1850.
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Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 1,624 units in total.

  1. 13V469000Received . 251 units.

    Equipment / Electrical

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Collins Bus Corporation (Collins) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 Bantam, Super Bantam, Grand Bantam, Mid Bus Guide, Super Guide, and Grand Guide school buses manufactured September 2009 through April 2010, and equipped with A&M Systems-brand electric door actuators. Voltage spikes may damage electrical components and electrical circuits, causing the circuit board to develop high resistance.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    High resistance may cause the board to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Collins will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, if necessary, replace the circuit board free of charge. The recall began on December 4, 2013. Owners may contact Collins at 1-800-533-1850.

    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. 10V049000Received . 112 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Turn Signal

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Collins is recalling certain model year 2009 bantam, super bantam, and grand bantam school buses manufactured between april 1 and october 1, 2009, built on ford cutaway chassis. The brake-turn separator module which is used to control the brake lights and turn signals lights in the rear may not always distinguish correctly between a brake signal input and a turn signal input from the ford chassis oem wiring. For typical brake and turn signal operation, the stop/tail/turn lights at the rear of the bus will function properly. However, if the brakes are pumped/applied in a frequency matching that of the blinking turn signal while the turn indicator is on, there is the potential that the brake signal through the module may cancel out the turn signal temporarily or cause it to flash intermittently.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This can cause confusion to vehicles behind the bus as to whether the bus is turning or stopping increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Collins will notify owners and dealers will replace the brake-turn signal separator module, if the bus is equipped with one, free of charge. The safety recall began on march 2, 2010. Owners may contact collins toll-free at 1-800-533-1850 ext. 424.

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

  4. 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: .

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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. 2009 Collins Bantam: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/collins/bantam/2009/. 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
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
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 2009 Collins Bantam?
1,624 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 2009 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2009 Collins Bantam open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.