Recall Register

1983 Flxible Transit Coach: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1983 Flxible Transit Coach. The newest campaign is 87V108000. NHTSA received the report on 14 Jul 1987. The NHTSA record gives the component Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar. 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, 87V108000, in the NHTSA record

Requires removing old steering column and replacing with new designed column.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 5,741 units in total.

  1. 87V108000Received . 5,514 units.

    Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Misalignment between the steering column assembly and the gear box.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Excessive misalignment can lead to steering failure andloss of steering control.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Requires removing old steering column and replacing with new designed column.

    Report filed by GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP..

  2. 84V069000Received . 227 units.

    Electrical System / Starter Assembly / Solenoid

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The air starter control valve is equipped with a manual override push-button which bypasses the normal neutral safety interlock and is not in compliance with federal motor vehicle safety standard 102, "transmission shift lever sequence, starter interlock, and transmission braking effect".
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Air starter control valve will be removed if it is equipped with a manual override push-button feature and will be replaced with one that does not contain this feature.

    Report filed by GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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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. 19631
  2. 19641
  3. 19651
  4. 19661
  5. 19671
  6. 19681
  7. 19691
  8. 19701
  9. 19711
  10. 19721
  11. 19731
  12. 19741
  13. 19751
  14. 19762
  15. 19772
  16. 197810
  17. 197913
  18. 19805
  19. 19811
  20. 19821
  21. 19832
  22. 19843

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. 1983 Flxible Transit Coach: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/flxible/transit-coach/1983/. 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
GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1983 Flxible Transit Coach?
5,741 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Flxible Transit Coach have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 19 recall campaigns for the Flxible Transit Coach, model years 1963 to 1984. 2 of them name the 1983 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1983 Flxible Transit Coach open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.