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General Coach Elf Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 1 safety recall and 0 owner complaints across 3 model years of the General Coach Elf (1997–1999).

1
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
1997
year with most recalls

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Model yearRecallsComplaints
1999 General Coach Elf10
1998 General Coach Elf10
1997 General Coach Elf10

All General Coach Elf recalls (1)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a General Coach Elf, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Suspension: rear

    NHTSA 01V361000 Reported 128 vehicles potentially affected GENERAL COACH AMERICA, INC.

    Vehicle description: transit coaches. The trailing arm shaft on the rear axle could shear off at a location between the inside bearing and the axle tube. This defect does not arise until the mileage on the subject vehicle is in excess of 60,000 miles. In addition, the defect appears to arise only in the event that the driver of the…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the rear axle of the vehicle. Owner notification began december 6, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy…

    Model years: 1997, 1998, 1999

Other General Coach models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.