Structure: body (Collins and MID Bus)
Vehicle recall 14V-523. NHTSA received Collins Bus Corporation’s report on Sep 3, 2014.
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NHTSA received Collins Bus Corporation’s report on Sep 3, 2014. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 23, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
If the edge interior panel becomes exposed, there is an increased risk of injury to the passengers.
Collins Bus Corporation (Collins) is recalling certain model year 2014 Collins and Mid Bus school buses, models SL400, SL408, DH400, DH416, DE416WR, DH500, DH516 and DE516WR, manufactured from July 21, 2014, to August 19, 2014.
The affected vehicles may have been assembled with an inadequate amount of adhesive on some interior side panel joints.
In the case of a collision to the side of the vehicle, the edge interior panel may become exposed.
As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 221, “School Bus Body Joint Strength.”
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Structure: body.
What should you do?
Collins will notify owners, and dealers will install additional structural fasteners on the applicable body panel joints, free of charge. The recall began on October 8, 2014 . Owners may contact Collins customer service at 1-800-533-1850.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 281 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
- Collins DE416WRand 2014, before the model years listed here
- Collins DH416and 2014, before the model years listed here
- MID Bus SL408and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Collins DE516WRand 2014, before the model years listed here
- Collins SL400and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Collins SL408and 2014, before the model years listed here
- MID Bus DH400and 2014, before the model years listed here
- MID Bus DE516WRand 2014, before the model years listed here
- MID Bus DE416WRand 2014, before the model years listed here
- Collins DH516and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Collins DH500and 2014, before the model years listed here
- MID Bus SL400and 2014, before the model years listed here
- MID Bus DH516and 2014, before the model years listed here
- MID Bus DH500and 2014, before the model years listed here
- MID Bus DH416and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Collins DH400and 2014, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Collins Bus Corporation.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- This recall names only model years before 2015, which have no pages here. Your VIN, at NHTSA, says which recalls are open on a vehicle.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 23, 2026 and checked Oct 23, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 23, 2026.