- Vehicles
- 40
- Built between
- Jan 1978 – Jan 1986
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 6 June 1986
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 1978 and January 1986. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1978-1986 Wheeled Coach 1600 SeriesBuilt January 1978 to January 1986
- 1978-1986 Wheeled Coach 1800 SeriesBuilt January 1978 to January 1986
- 1978-1986 Wheeled Coach AmbulanceBuilt January 1978 to January 1986
What the defect is
A wire from the stop lamp switch to the speed control amplifier is missing. This wire sends a signal to the cruise control to disengage when the brakes are applied. Consequence of defect: when the cruise control is on and the brakes are applied, the cruise control will not disengage. This causes the ambulance speed to remain constant, causing poor brake performance and loss of speed control which can result in an accident.
What gets fixed
INSTALL REDESIGNED WIRING HARNESS WHICH INCLUDES MISSING CONNECTION.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 1978 to January 1986
- Recall reported to NHTSA10 June 1986
- Owners notified6 June 1986
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 10 June 1986.
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.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- COLLINS INDUSTRIES,INC.
- 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
System: cruise control. Vehicle description: 1600 and 1800 series buses and type i and type iii ambulances built on ford E-350 cutaway and F-350 cab chassis with ford's cruise control option.
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.