Coach and Equipment: recalls by model and year

Name: Coach and Equipment recall campaigns
Creator: Recall Register
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NHTSA lists 25 vehicle recall campaigns for Coach and Equipment. The register has 8 model lines of the make, model years 1973 to 2026. NHTSA has 4 complaints on file for these model lines.

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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Model lines

8 model lines, in the order of the number of complaints.

Coach and Equipment: recall campaigns and complaints for each model line
Model line	Model years	Campaigns	Complaints	Complaints for each model year	Component with the most mentions
Fortibus	13	3	2	0.2	Equipment
Phoenix	23	20	1	0.0	Electrical System
Fortivan	24	4	1	0.0	Equipment
Metro Lite	13	6	0	0.0
Condor LT	9	3	0	0.0
Pegasus	10	4	0	0.0
Alley CAT	9	2	0	0.0
Metrolite	2	2	0	0.0

This table compares the model lines of Coach and Equipment only. The NHTSA files have no sales figures. A model line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints. This site does not compare one make with a different make.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Newest recall campaigns

The newest 5 of 25.

26V472000Received 22 Jul 2026. 131 units.
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility / Wheelchair Lift/Ramp / Controls/Control Wiring
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Coach and Equipment Mfg. Corp. (Coach and Equipment) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Phoenix, and 2025-2026 Metrolite transit buses, equipped with certain S-Series wheelchair platform lifts. The electrical contactor may fail, preventing the controls from stopping the lift.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A wheelchair lift that continues to move while occupied increases the risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will correct the wiring by installing two diodes, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 31, 2026. Owners may contact Coach and Equipment customer service at 1-800-724-8464.
Report filed by Coach and Equipment Mfg. Corp.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 31 Jul 2026. The campaign has 4 make, model and year entries.
26V333000Received 22 May 2026. 677 units.
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility / Wheelchair Restraints/Securement / Critical Fasteners
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Coach and Equipment Mfg. Corp. (Coach and Equipment) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Phoenix and 2026 Metrolite buses, equipped with certain QRT-360 wheelchair retractors. The retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An unsecured wheelchair can move during transit, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect and replace retractors as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 5, 2026. Owners may contact Coach and Equipment customer service at 1-800-724-8464.
Report filed by Coach and Equipment Mfg. Corp.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 5 Jun 2026. The campaign has 3 make, model and year entries.
25V895000Received 19 Dec 2025. 37 units.
Electrical System / Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Coach and Equipment Mfg. Corp. (Coach and Equipment) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Phoenix transit buses equipped with a propane conversion kit with an aftermarket compressor. The alternator may contact and damage the fuel line.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A damaged fuel line may leak, increasing the risk of a fire.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will inspect the alternator clearance and install additional brackets as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 8, 2026. Owners may contact Coach and Equipment customer service at 1-800-724-8464.
Report filed by Coach and Equipment Mfg. Corp.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 8 Jan 2026. The campaign has 2 make, model and year entries.
25V772000Received 10 Nov 2025. 79 units.
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility / Wheelchair Restraints/Securement / Latch/Anchor
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Coach and Equipment Mfg. Corp. (Coach and Equipment) is recalling certain 2025 Phoenix transit buses equipped with QRT-Deluxe and QRT-Max wheelchair restraints. The retractors may not lock, preventing the wheelchair from being properly secured.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An unsecured wheelchair can move during transit, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will be notified to inspect and replace the retractors as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 24, 2025. Owners may contact Coach and Equipment customer service at 1-800-724-8464.
Report filed by Coach and Equipment Mfg. Corp.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 24 Nov 2025. The campaign has 1 make, model and year entry.
24V317000Received 6 May 2024. 12 units.
Seats
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Coach and Equipment Mfg. Corp. (Coach and Equipment) is recalling certain 2024 Phoenix shuttle buses, equipped with certain GO-ES Space Saver Foldaway Seats. The recliner mechanism may not engage when the seat back is fully reclined. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The seat back could release under the shoulder belt load, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Coach and Equipment will direct owners to Freedman's instructions on how to inspect and repair the seat as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 13, 2024. Owners may contact Coach and Equipment customer service at 1-800-724-8464.
Report filed by Coach and Equipment Mfg. Corp.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 13 May 2024. The campaign has 1 make, model and year entry.

The list shows the newest 5 of 25 campaigns.

Download all 25 campaigns of Coach and Equipment (CSV)

Counts by year

Recall campaigns that name Coach and Equipment vehicles, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2008, with 2 campaigns.

Complaints about Coach and Equipment vehicles, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2007, with 1 complaint.

Components in the complaints

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

Coach and Equipment: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component	Per 1,000	Mentions
Equipment	800	4
Electrical System	200	1

Official channels

NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.

Cite this page

Recall Register. Coach and Equipment: recalls by model and year. https://recallregister.com/make/coach-and-equipment/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through 30 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through: 30 Sep 2026
Investigations that name the make: 0
Units in the campaigns: 14,153

Manufacturers in the recall file: Coach and Equipment Mfg Corp.; COACH & EQUIP SALES CORP..

The make name is the name in the NHTSA files. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Coach and Equipment model line has the most recall campaigns?: The Phoenix: 20 campaigns for 23 model years. A line with more model years has more campaigns.
Which Coach and Equipment model line has the most complaints?: The Fortibus: 2 complaints for 13 model years. A line with more vehicles on the road gets more complaints.
Which components do the complaints about Coach and Equipment vehicles name?: Equipment: 4 component mentions. Electrical System: 1 component mention.
How many units are in the recall campaigns for Coach and Equipment?: 14,153 units in 25 campaigns. The units of a campaign that names 2 makes are in the figure of each make.