- Vehicles
- 53
- Built between
- Aug 2009 – May 2010
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 17 September 2013
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 2009 and May 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2009-2010 Coach & Equipment Metro-LiteBuilt August 2009 to May 2010
- 2009-2010 Coach & Equipment PhoenixBuilt August 2009 to May 2010
What the defect is
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.
What could happen
Overheating of the PC board may result in a vehicle fire.
What gets fixed
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.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 2009 to May 2010
- Recall reported to NHTSA20 September 2013
- Owners notified17 September 2013
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 20 September 2013.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Coach and Equipment at 1-315-536-2321.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Coach and Equipment Mfg Corp.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.