The defect
Coach and Equipment Manufacturing Corp. (Coach and Equipment) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 MetroLite and Phoenix transit buses manufactured August 2009 through May 2010 and equipped with an optional power door. The power actuator behind the door contains a PC Board that may overheat.
The risk
Overheating of the PC board may result in a vehicle fire.
The remedy
Coach and Equipment will notify owners, and service centers will inspect and replace any defective circuit board, free of charge. The recall began on September 17, 2013. Owners may contact Coach and Equipment at 1-315-536-2321.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Coach & Equipment Metro-Lite | 2009, 2010 |
| Coach & Equipment Phoenix | 2009, 2010 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach & Equipment Metro-Lite | 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| Coach & Equipment Metro-Lite | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Coach & Equipment Phoenix | 2009 | 0 | 6 |
| Coach & Equipment Phoenix | 2010 | 0 | 6 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2013
76 of the 627 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2013 concerned the electrical system; Coach and Equipment Mfg Corp. filed 9 campaigns in all.
| 13V640000 20 Dec 2013 | Daimler Trucks North America |
| 13V639000 20 Dec 2013 | Daimler Trucks North America |
| 13V642000 19 Dec 2013 | Nova Bus |
| 13V635000 18 Dec 2013 | Zero Motorcycles Inc. |
| 13V627000 17 Dec 2013 | Daimler Trucks North America |
| 13V589000 22 Nov 2013 | Maserati North America, Inc. |
| 13V570000 15 Nov 2013 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 13V566000 13 Nov 2013 | General Motors LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2013