Vehicle recall 77V031000 · March 1, 1977
Coach and Equipment Fortibus and Fortivan
The involved vehicles fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus window retention and release".
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- 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.
- 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.
- Notes
- Vehicle description: school buses.system: structure; window attachments.consequences of defect: in the event of an occupant impacting the window, itcould separate from its retainer before window breakage, resulting in partialejection of passenger and serious injury.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 77V031000
- Reported to NHTSA
- March 1, 1977
- Filed by
- COACH & EQUIP SALES CORP.
- Owner notification
- April 1, 1977
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 1,220
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance
- Components
- Equipment › Other › Labels
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Coach and Equipment Fortibus (1973-1976): 1976, 1975, 1974, 1973
- Coach and Equipment Fortivan (1973-1976): 1976, 1975, 1974, 1973
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