Recall Register

2016 Collins DE516: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2016 Collins DE516. The newest campaign is 19V211000. NHTSA received the report on 19 Mar 2019. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats / Barriers. 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.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 19V211000, in the NHTSA record

Collins will notify owners, and HSM dealers will reinforce the barrier frame, free of charge. The recall began April 12, 2019. Owners may contact Collins customer service at 1-800-533-1850, extension 424. Collins' number for this recall is 19E-010.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 3,791 units in total.

  1. 19V211000Received . 3,787 units.

    Seats / Barriers

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Collins Bus Corporation (Collins Bus) is recalling certain 2015-2019 Midbus DH500, DH516, DH400, DE416, DE500, DE516, TH400, SH416, and SH400 school buses equipped with HSM 39-INCH FB11 restraining barriers. In a hard braking situation or vehicle crash event, the barrier may not properly restrain an unbelted seat occupant. As a result, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Failure to properly restrain an unbelted seat occupant can increase the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Collins will notify owners, and HSM dealers will reinforce the barrier frame, free of charge. The recall began April 12, 2019. Owners may contact Collins customer service at 1-800-533-1850, extension 424. Collins' number for this recall is 19E-010.

    Report filed by Collins Bus Corporation. Manufacturer campaign number 19e-010. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 16V310000Received . 4 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Collins Bus Corporation (Collins) is recalling certain 2016 DH416 school buses manufactured February 18, 2016, to February 19, 2016 built on Ford chassis, and 2016 DE516 school buses manufactured January 18, 2016, to February 19, 2016 built on Chevrolet chassis. These vehicles are equipped with seats that may separate from the base frame due to bolt failure. As such, these seats fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety System (FMVSS) number 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a crash, the seat can separate from the base frame, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Collins will notify owners, and the manufacturer of the seats will replace the seats free of charge. The recall began on June 17, 2016. Owners may contact Collins customer service at 1-800-533-1850. Collins' number for this recall is 16E037.

    Report filed by Collins Bus Corporation. Manufacturer campaign number 16E037. 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. 20131
  2. 20152
  3. 20162
  4. 20171
  5. 20181
  6. 20191

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. 2016 Collins DE516: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/collins/de516/2016/. 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 2016 Collins DE516?
3,791 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Collins DE516 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the Collins DE516, model years 2013 to 2019. 2 of them name the 2016 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2016 Collins DE516 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.