Collins Grand Bantam Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 27 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 19 model years of the Collins Grand Bantam (1996–2014). The most-complained-about year is 1998.
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What Collins Grand Bantam owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 1998 model year has the most, with 1.
All Collins Grand Bantam recalls (27)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Collins Grand Bantam, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
Collins Bus Corporation (Collins) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 Collins and Mid Bus Super Bantam, Grand Bantam, Super Guide, Grand Guide, DE416WR, DH416WR, and DE516WR school buses manufactured January 1, 2006, to June 16, 2014, and equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts…
Remedy: Collins will notify owners, and dealers will install a supplemental platform support bumper kit. Any platform that has already started cracking will be replaced, free of charge. The began on December 15, 2014. Owners…
Model years: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
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Electrical (equipment) and electrical system
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…
Remedy: 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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Equipment adaptive/mobility
Collins is recalling certain model year 2008 and 2010 grand bantam, super bantam, mid bus grand guide, and mid bus super guide school buses manufactured from february 21, 2008, through september 21, 2010, equipped with braun century-2 wheelchair lifts. Over time, and with frequent use, the roll stop latches on the outer barrier may…
Remedy: Collins will notify owners and repairs will be performed by authorized braun dealers free of charge. The safety recall began on june 22, 2012. Owners may contact the braun customer experience group at 1-800-488-0359 or…
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Air conditioner (equipment)
Collins is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2008 bantam, grand bantam, and super bantam school buses manufactured from august 23, 2006, through february 1, 2008, equipped with carrier genv em-1 evaporator units. Due to time, temperature, and/or vibration, the fuse may loosen in the fuse holder resulting in high resistance and…
Remedy: Collins will notify owners and provide information on how to obtain the retrofit kit from carrier along with repair instructions. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on november 11,…
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Seats
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."
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.
Model years: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
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School bus stop arm assembly (other)
Collins is recalling certain model year 2008 and 2009 super bantam and grand bantam and mid bus super guide and grand guide school buses built on ford and chevrolet platforms from march 31, 2008 through july 31, 2009, equipped with specialty manufacturing, inc. (smi) 000290 LED light kits. A change to the wire used in the LED light kits…
Remedy: Collins will notify owners and light kits will be replaced free of charge. The safety recall began on december 17, 2010. Owners may contact collins toll-free at 1-800-533-1850.
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Seats
Collins is recalling certain model year 2008 bantam, grand bantam, and super bantam model school buses. The 39 inch three passenger seats fail to meet the minimum performance requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, "school bus passenger and crash protection."
Remedy: Collins will notify owners and dealers will repair the buses free of charge. The safety recall began on january 3, 2011. Owners may contact collins at 1-800-533-1850.
Model years: 2008
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Seats
Collins is recalling certain model year 2010 grand bantam and super bantam school buses manufactured from october 5, 2009 through january 4, 2010 and built with certain lap shoulder belt seats manufactured by immi. The seat cushion locking mechanisms were misaligned during vehicle assembly. This fails to comply with the requirements of…
Remedy: Allthe buses have been repaired, therefore an owner notification letter will not be issued for this campaign.
Model years: 2010
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Turn signal (exterior lighting) and brake lights (exterior lighting)
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…
Remedy: 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…
Model years: 2009
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
Collins is recalling certain model year 2008 and 2009 grand bantam, super bantam, mid bus grand guide, and mid bus super guide school buses manufactured from february 14 to october 19, 2009, equipped with a braun ncl917ib-2 century wheelchair lift. The toe stop inner barrier and platform may not be adjusted correctly possibly allowing…
Remedy: Collins will notify owners and braun dealers will perform the repairs free of charge. The safety recall began on december 17, 2009. Owners may contact collins bus service at 1-800-533-1850 ext 424.
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Body (structure)
Collins is recalling 2,741 my 2008 school buses manufactured between january 1, 2008 and january 1, 2009. The bolts used to mount the body to the chassis frame rail may have been improperly installed which could lead to failure of the bolts.
Remedy: Collins will notify owners and inspect and repair the buses if necessary free of charge. The safety recall began on march 19, 2009. Owners may contact collins toll-free at 1-800-533-1850.
Model years: 2008
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
Collins bus is recalling 868 my 2005 through 2007 grand bantam and super bantam school buses manufactured between april 5, 2005 and january 17, 2007, equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift installations in…
Remedy: Collins bus is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07e095). Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or collins bus customer service at 1-800-533-1850.
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
Collins bus is recalling 868 my 2005 through 2007 grand bantam and super bantam school buses manufactured between april 5, 2005 and january 17, 2007, equipped with ricon platform style wheelchair lifts. These lifts fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 404, "platform lift systems for motor…
Remedy: Collins bus is working with ricon to correct the wheelchair lifts free of charge (please see 07e097). Owners may contact ricon at 1-818-267-3000 or collins bus customer service at 1-800-533-1850.
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
Collins is recalling 8 my 2007 bantam, super bantam, or grand bantam school buses equipped with module lock601-gd wheelchair lift interlock module manufactured by intermotive, inc. If the vehicle's battery voltage drops to 7.5 volts, the module may go into fault mode and may not lock the shifter in park when the lift door is opened…
Remedy: Collins will notify owners and repair the buses free of charge. The recall began on october 17, 2008. Owners may contact collins toll-free at 1-800-533-1850 ext. 430.
Model years: 2007
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Retractor (seat belts)
Certain my 2005 and 2006 collins bantam, grand bantam, super bantam, and omni school buses manufactured between november 2005 and june 2006, for failing to comply with all the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies", and no. 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages." the web of the belt rubs up…
Remedy: Collins will notify owners and replace the seat belt free of charge. The recall began on january 7, 2008. Owners may contact collins at 1-800-533-1850.
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Equipment adaptive/mobility
Certain 2005 bantam, super bantam, and grand bantam school buses manufactured between june 10 and september 28, 2005, equipped with ricon model s20005 wheelchair lifts. The platform lifts may have a defect in the weld which will allow a joint on the vertical lift to crack.
Remedy: Ricon is conducting this recall (please see 06e008000) and will replace the two vertical arms even if only one arm is cracked free of charge. The recall began on june 22, 2006. Owners may contact ricon customer support…
Model years: 2005
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Seats
Certain 2005 collins bantam, super bantam, and grand bantam school buses and super omni buses built between august 1 and september 15, 2005. The fasteners securing the seats and the barriers to the wall track may be inadequately tightened which fails to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 210, seat…
Remedy: Collins will notify the bus owners and repair the vehicles free of charge. The recall began on september 23, 2005. Owners may contact collins at 620-662-9000 or 800-533-1850 x430.
Model years: 2005
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School bus stop arm assembly (other)
Certain 2002-2005 my collins bantam, super bantam, and grand bantam school buses equipped with specialty mfg "5" series stop arms originally sold in or currently registered in the following states: alaska, colorado, connecticut, delaware, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan,…
Remedy: Collins bus will notify its customers and the original switch will be replaced free of charge with a switch pack that is not sensitive to extreme cold weather and will inspect to ensure the microswitch heater wiring is…
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School bus stop arm assembly (other)
Certain 2002-2005 my collins bantam, super bantam, and grand bantam school buses equipped with "5" series stop arms. These school buses were originally sold in or currently registered in states other than the following: alaska, colorado, connecticut, delaware, idaho, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, maine, maryland,…
Remedy: Collins will notify all its customers of this campaign. For those buses operated in or near any of the states listed above, collins is encouraging the bus owners to obtain the replacement switch. For those buses…
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Seats
Certain collins my 2002-2005 bantam, super bantam, and grand bantam model school buses manufactured between april 22, 2002, and april 27, 2005. These buses were equipped with a bench-style single passenger seats having a lower cushion surface of 24 inches in width. These seats should have a seating surface of only 22 inches for a signal…
Remedy: Collins will notify its customers and replace the 24 inch seat cushion with a 22 inch seat cushion free of charge. The recall began april 29, 2005. Owners may contact collins customer service at 1-800-533-1850.
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Equipment
On certain school buses equipped with floor mounted wheelchair anchorage pockets that are used to accommodate and secure wheelchairs, during manufacturing, the reinforcement plate for the pocket may have been placed in the wrong position. This would not allow the screws to be attached through it.
Remedy: Collins will repair the buses by inserting a reinforcement extension plate and redrilling holes into this plate for the wheelchair anchorage screws to pass through. Owner notification is began september 3, 2003. Owners…
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Unknown or other
Vehicle description: l school buses equipped with a floor-mounted track used to accommodate and secure wheelchairs. The floor-mounted track bolts, used to secure this track to the floor, are too long and protrude through the wheel well. It is possible that the protruding bolts will puncture the rear tires if the tires should be pushed…
Remedy: Dealers will replace the long track bolts with shorter bolts that will sit flush with the retaining nuts. Owner notification began september 24, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed…
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Exterior (visibility)
Vehicle description: school buses built on ford or chevrolet cutaway van chassis equipped with the rosco "euro-style" overhanging right hand rearview mirror. These mirrors have an inadequate strength attachment at the mirror brace mounting point and could pull loose during high winds (from oncoming traffic) or severe vibration. This…
Remedy: Dealers will relocate the mirror brace mounting point from the front cap of the bus body to the roof skin of the bus cab, providing significantly increased strength. Owners will be provided with a description and…
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Seats
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.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the noncomplying seat legs.
Model years: 1999
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Tank assembly (fuel system)
Vehicle description: dual rear wheel school buses built on ford e-350 and e-450 'super duty' cutaway chassis, exterior body width of 80", gross vehicle weight rating of 11,500 or 14,050 pounds. These buses may have a modification to the frame rail consisting of a notch in the lower flange of the left-hand frame rail forward of the frame…
Remedy: Owners will need to inspect their buses and if repairs are necessary, will be provided with the repair parts required. If an owner desires, their dealer can perform the inspection and repair.
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Labels (equipment)
Vehicle description: dual rear wheel school buses built on ford e-350 cutaway chassis. The wrong front and rear axle weight ratings are listed on the certification label.
Remedy: Owners will be provided with a decal to be placed on the current certification plate showing the correct weight limits for the axles.
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Seats
Vehicle description: school buses equipped with 39" school bus seats. The seats in these buses have frame material that does not comply with the energy absorption requirements of FMVSS no. 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection."
Remedy: A gusset will be added to the seat cushion frame. In addition, a reinforcement strap will be added to the front of the seat leg.
Model years: 1997
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Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.