Vehicle recall 11V293000 · May 23, 2011

Collins Bantam, Grand Bantam and 1 more model

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…

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary: 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 event of a vehicle crash, the vehicle occupants may not be adequately protected and may sustain injuries.
Remedy: 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.
Notes: Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 11V293000
Reported to NHTSA: May 23, 2011
Filed by: COLLINS BUS CORPORATION
Owner notification: July 18, 2011
Vehicles potentially affected: 702
Initiated by: the manufacturer
Components: Seats

Recall 11V293000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.

Collins Bantam (2002-2011): 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002
Collins Grand Bantam (2002-2011): 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002
Collins Super Bantam (2002-2011): 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002

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