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Motor Coach MC8 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 6 model years of the Motor Coach MC8 (1973–1978).

4
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
1975
year with most recalls

Pick your Motor Coach MC8 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1978 Motor Coach MC820
1977 Motor Coach MC820
1976 Motor Coach MC820
1975 Motor Coach MC820
1974 Motor Coach MC810
1973 Motor Coach MC810

All Motor Coach MC8 recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Motor Coach MC8, 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. Seat belts: front

    NHTSA 79V067000 Reported 8 vehicles potentially affected MOTOR COACH IND., INC.

    The driver"s seat belt may fail to meet federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies". Seat belts may not be sufficiently long to allow some drivers to fasten them when the seat is in the forward and highest position.

    Remedy: Seat belts of the correct length will be provided, without charge, for owner installation.

    Model years: 1978

  3. 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

  4. Body (structure)

    NHTSA 75V074000 Reported 2,243 vehicles potentially affected MOTOR COACH IND., INC.

    Model years: 1973, 1974, 1975

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.