Coach & Equipment Metro-Lite, Coach & Equipment Phoenix, model years 2006 to 2012. Filed by Coach and Equipment Mfg Corp. and reported to NHTSA on 7 December 2012. 337 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Coach and Equipment is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 Phoenix transit buses manufactured August 2006, through November 2012; and 2007 and 2009 Metro Lite transit buses manufactured January 2007, through December 2009. These buses are equipped with Ricon manufactured wheelchair lifts which have an optional …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 12V569 cover?
- Coach & Equipment Metro-Lite, Coach & Equipment Phoenix, model years 2006-2012.
- What is wrong with them?
- Coach and Equipment is recalling certain model year 2006-2012 Phoenix transit buses manufactured August 2006, through November 2012; and 2007 and 2009 Metro Lite transit buses manufactured January 2007, through December 2009.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- The cable may contact the power lug at the base of the wheel chair lift causing a short circuit that could result in a fire.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Ricon will be conducting this recall on behalf of Coach and Equipment Mfg Corp. Ricon will notify the affected owners and will provide a supplemental cover kit and instructions, free of charge. This recall campaign began on December 11, 2012.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “The cable may contact the power lug at the base of the wheel chair lift causing a short circuit that could result in a fire.”
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| Campaign | 12V569 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Coach and Equipment MFG Corp. |
| System at fault | Equipment |
| Reported to NHTSA | 7 December 2012 |
| Model years | 2006-2012 |
| Vehicles named | COACH & EQUIPMENT METRO-LITE, COACH & EQUIPMENT PHOENIX |
What the notice says today
The consequence
The cable may contact the power lug at the base of the wheel chair lift causing a short circuit that could result in a fire.
The remedy
Ricon will be conducting this recall on behalf of Coach and Equipment MFG Corp. Ricon will notify the affected owners and will provide a supplemental cover kit and instructions, free of charge. This recall campaign began on December 11, 2012. Owners may contact Coach and Equipment MFG Corp at 1-800-946-7513 or Ricon at 1-818-267-3000.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 12V569, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v569/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- Defect summary
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8e44ab28 - Remedy
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