Model year record

1973 COACH AND EQUIPMENT Fortibus

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. No owner complaints in our copy of the federal file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 77V031000

Equipment: other: labels

Component
Equipment: other: labels
Manufacturer
COACH & EQUIP SALES CORP.
Vehicles affected
1,220
Reported to NHTSA
1977-03-01
Owners notified
1977-04-01

Defect description

THE INVOLVED VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 217, "BUS WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE". THE REAR DOOR GLASS MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED WITH A RUBBER GASKET WHICH MAY PROVIDE MARGINAL RETENTION.

Manufacturer remedy

OWNER WILL BE SENT FOUR SPECIAL METAL BRACKETS TO BE INSTALLED ON EACH OF THE REAR DOOR GLASS WINDOWS. OWNER WILL BE REIMBURSED FOR LABOR CHARGES.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

No complaints in our copy of the federal file for this model year. The daily feed covers recent filings; older history appears only after a full-history rebuild.

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.