The defect
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.
The risk
A wheelchair lift that continues to move while occupied increases the risk of injury.
The remedy
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.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Coach And Equipment Metrolite | 2025, 2026 |
| Coach And Equipment Phoenix | 2024, 2025 |
Components: EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY:WHEELCHAIR LIFT/RAMP:CONTROLS/CONTROL WIRING
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 And Equipment Metrolite | 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| Coach And Equipment Metrolite | 2026 | 0 | 2 |
| Coach And Equipment Phoenix | 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| Coach And Equipment Phoenix | 2025 | 0 | 4 |
Other equipment adaptive/mobility recalls in 2026
20 of the 666 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2026 concerned the equipment adaptive/mobility; Coach and Equipment Mfg. Corp. filed 6 campaigns in all.
| 26V643000 5 Oct 2026 | Greenpower Motor Company Inc. |
| 26V592000 11 Sept 2026 | Farber Specialty Vehicles |
| 26V565000 1 Sept 2026 | Forest River Bus, LLC |
| 26V556000 31 Aug 2026 | Blue Bird Body Company |
| 26V482000 24 Jul 2026 | FRONTRUNNER BUS GROUP, INC. |
| 26V462000 17 Jul 2026 | Turtle Top |
| 26V406000 26 Jun 2026 | Diamond Coach Corporation |
| 26V364000 4 Jun 2026 | International Motors, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2026