2015 COLLINS DH500 — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data
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Safety Rating
0
Owner Complaints
3
Recalls
0
Service Bulletins
0
Investigations
Overview of the 2015 COLLINS DH500
The 2015 COLLINS DH500 has received a total of 0 safety complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). There have been 3 recall campaigns affecting this vehicle, covering issues with SEATS:BARRIERS, OTHER:SCHOOL BUS STOP ARM ASSEMBLY, SEATS.
Recalls for the 2015 COLLINS DH500
NHTSA has recorded 3 recalls for the 2015 COLLINS DH500, potentially affecting up to 4,667 vehicles.
Recall 19V211000 — SEATS:BARRIERS
| 3,787 vehicles affected
Defect: 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...
Consequence: Failure to properly restrain an unbelted seat occupant can increase the risk of injury.
Remedy: 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.
View full details →Recall 16V031000 — OTHER:SCHOOL BUS STOP ARM ASSEMBLY
| 867 vehicles affected
Defect: Collins Bus Corporation (Collins) is recalling certain model year 2015 DE416, DE416WR, DE500, DE516, DE516WR, DH400, DH416, DH416WR, DH500, DH516, SH400, SL400, TH400, and TL400 school buses manufactured May 1, 2015, to December 21, 2015, equipped with certain Transpec T6000, T6100, and T7000 series school bus stop arms. The affected stop arms have a reflective decal that may peel loose...
Consequence: Without a reflective decal, the stop arms would have reduced visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Collins will notify owners, and the stop arm blade assemblies will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on February 22, 2016. Owners may contact Collins customer service at 1-800-533-1850, or Transpec customer service at 1-800-951-7867.
View full details →Recall 15V307000 — SEATS
| 13 vehicles affected
Defect: Collins Bus Corporation (Collins) is recalling certain model year 2015 DE516WR, SL408, SH40, and DH500 school buses manufactured February 2, 2015, to April 1, 2015. The affected vehicles have seat bottoms whose foam core may not meet the flammability requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 302, "Flammability of Interior Materials."
Consequence: If the seats are built with this seat bottom foam core, the seats may not resist catching fire in the presence of an ignition source, increasing the risk that a fire may start or spread.
Remedy: Collins will notify owners, and dealers will replace the school bus seat bottoms with foam that is compliant to the safety standard, free of charge. The recall began on June 25, 2015. Owners may contact Collins customer service at 1-800-533-1850....
View full details →Owner Complaints for the 2015 COLLINS DH500
No complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2015 COLLINS DH500.
Safety Rating for the 2015 COLLINS DH500
NHTSA has not yet tested the 2015 COLLINS DH500 in its New Car Assessment Program.
Technical Service Bulletins for the 2015 COLLINS DH500
No technical service bulletins have been reported for this vehicle.
NHTSA Investigations for the 2015 COLLINS DH500
There are no NHTSA defect investigations on record for this vehicle.
Other Model Years of the COLLINS DH500
- 2012 COLLINS DH500 — 0 complaints
- 2013 COLLINS DH500 — 0 complaints
- 2014 COLLINS DH500 — 0 complaints
- 2015 COLLINS DH500 (current)
- 2016 COLLINS DH500 — 0 complaints
- 2017 COLLINS DH500 — 0 complaints
- 2018 COLLINS DH500 — 0 complaints
- 2019 COLLINS DH500 — 0 complaints
Other COLLINS Models
- COLLINS AMBULANCE — 3 total complaints
- COLLINS BANTAM — 3 total complaints
- COLLINS GRAND BANTAM — 2 total complaints
- COLLINS CIVITRAN — 1 total complaint
- COLLINS ASTREA — 0 total complaints
- COLLINS CGB — 0 total complaints
- COLLINS CGO — 0 total complaints
- COLLINS COLLINS — 0 total complaints