Vehicle recall 98V328000 · December 22, 1998
Collins Bantam and Grand Bantam
Vehicle description: single rear-wheel and dual rear-wheel school buses built on Chevrolet 3500 van cutaway chassis, exterior body width of 81" or 94".
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: single rear-wheel and dual rear-wheel school buses built on Chevrolet 3500 van cutaway chassis, exterior body width of 81" or 94". The school bus certified safety seats do not comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 210, "sear belt assembly anchorages." the seat legs may have incomplete or missing welds.
- Consequence
- In the event of a crash, the seats may not withstand the forces specified, possibly causing injury to the seat occupant.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the noncomplying seat legs.
- Notes
- Owner notification began December 14, 1998. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact collins at 1-800-533-1850.ALSO contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 98V328000
- Reported to NHTSA
- December 22, 1998
- Filed by
- COLLINS BUS CORPORATION
- Owner notification
- December 14, 1998
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 11
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Seats
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 (1999): 1999
- Collins Grand Bantam (1999): 1999
Has your Collins been repaired?
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