Recall Register

1976 Coach and Equipment Fortibus: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1976 Coach and Equipment Fortibus. The newest campaign is 78V265000. NHTSA received the report on 19 Dec 1978. The NHTSA record gives the component Suspension / Rear. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 78V265000, in the NHTSA record

Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace the rear springs, wheels, and tires.
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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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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 1,255 units in total.

  1. 78V265000Received . 35 units.

    Suspension / Rear

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Some of the involved vehicles were built with rear suspension components that could be overloaded with the maximum number of passengers.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealer will inspect and, if necessary, replace the rear springs, wheels, and tires.

    Report filed by COACH & EQUIP SALES CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 77V031000Received . 1,220 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The involved vehicles fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus window retention and release". The rear door glass may have been installed with a rubber gasket which may provide marginal retention.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Owner will be sent four special metal brackets to be installed on each of the rear door glass windows. Owner will be reimbursed for labor charges.

    Report filed by COACH & EQUIP SALES CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19731
  2. 19741
  3. 19751
  4. 19762
  5. 19771
  6. 19830
  7. 19901
  8. 19911
  9. 19921
  10. 19931
  11. 19941
  12. 19951
  13. 19961

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1976 Coach and Equipment Fortibus: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/coach-and-equipment/fortibus/1976/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

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
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
COACH & EQUIP SALES CORP.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1976 Coach and Equipment Fortibus?
1,255 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Coach and Equipment Fortibus have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the Coach and Equipment Fortibus, model years 1973 to 1996. 2 of them name the 1976 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1976 Coach and Equipment Fortibus open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.