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Motor Coach MC5B Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 9 model years of the Motor Coach MC5B (1968–1978).

3
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
1976
year with most recalls

Pick your Motor Coach MC5B model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1978 Motor Coach MC5B10
1977 Motor Coach MC5B20
1976 Motor Coach MC5B20
1975 Motor Coach MC5B10
1972 Motor Coach MC5B10
1971 Motor Coach MC5B10
1970 Motor Coach MC5B10
1969 Motor Coach MC5B10
1968 Motor Coach MC5B10

All Motor Coach MC5B recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Motor Coach MC5B, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Service brakes, air

    NHTSA 79V178000 Reported 1,602 vehicles potentially affected MOTOR COACH IND., INC.

    Certain vehicles do not comply to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 121, "air brake systems". The low air warning signal may not activate until service reservoir pressure is below 60 PSI. Also, the brake release time may exceed the required 0.55 seconds on the right hand front wheel.

    Remedy: Dealer will adjust the pin switch to pressure to bring vehicles into compliance with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 121.

    Model years: 1975, 1976, 1977

  2. Supply (service brakes)

    NHTSA 77V186000 Reported 1,182 vehicles potentially affected MOTOR COACH IND., INC.

    The involved vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 121, "air brake systems". The two "o" rings that are supplied along with the new shuttle valves are of a buna "v" quality. These rings are fully functional in normal climate conditions, however, in extremely cold environments, slight leaks may develop.…

    Remedy: The dealer will replace all defective "o" rings with ones having extreme cold resistance properties.

    Model years: 1976, 1977, 1978

  3. Hydraulic power assist system (steering)

    NHTSA 72V191000 Reported 1,840 vehicles potentially affected MOTOR COACH IND., INC.

    Model years: 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972

Other Motor 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.