Wheeled Coach Ambulance Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 15 model years of the Wheeled Coach Ambulance (1978–2003).

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All Wheeled Coach Ambulance recalls (6)

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

1. Suspension: rear

   NHTSA 03V157000 Reported April 24, 2003 6 vehicles potentially affected WHEELED COACH INDUSTRIES

   Certain ambulances built on ford f-450 cab-chassis trucks have the wrong attachment bracket on the rear air suspension components.

   Remedy: Dealers will install the correct bracket kit. Owner notification began april 25, 2003. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a…

   Model years: 2003

2. Labels (equipment)

   NHTSA 03V008000 Reported January 3, 2003 81 vehicles potentially affected WHEELED COACH INDUSTRIES

   Certain ambulances built on ford f-350 chassis were built with front coil springs sized to produce a front gross axle weight rating (gawr) of 4,500 lbs. The front gawr was misstated on the final state certification label as 4,850 lbs.

   Remedy: New certification labels will be provided to the owners with installation instructions. Owner notification began december 20, 2002. Owners should contact wheeled coach at 1-800-628-8178, if they do not receive a…

   Model years: 2002

3. Leaf spring assembly (suspension)

   NHTSA 98V247000 Reported October 5, 1998 5 vehicles potentially affected WHEELED COACH INDUSTRIES

   Vehicle description: ambulances built on ford f-350 cab-chassis, 4-wheel-drive. The overload spring stop was not removed from these chassis. If the vehicle were fully loaded and a full compression of the rear suspension occurred, the edge of the overload spring leaf could contact the ambulance floor.

   Remedy: Dealer will inspect the ambulances and if the auxiliary springs were left on the vehicle, the springs and plates will be removed.

   Model years: 1999

4. Door (structure)

   NHTSA 95V219000 Reported November 10, 1995 79 vehicles potentially affected WHEELED COACH INDUSTRIES

   The ambulances were built with "l" shaped entry door assist rails. The rails are located such that when used with an open hand, the fingers can be caught in the door while closing.

   Remedy: Ambulance operators will be provided with guards and installation instructions or if the operator prefers, wheeled coach will install the guards for them.

   Model years: 1994, 1995

5. Vehicle speed control

   NHTSA 94V201000 Reported October 18, 1994 34 vehicles potentially affected WHEELED COACH INDUSTRIES

   The automatic throttle chain can catch on the throttle linkage, causing the throttle to remain open.

   Remedy: Retrofit kits will be provided for all affected vehicles including procedures to obtain local service.

   Model years: 1993, 1994, 1995

6. Vehicle speed control

   NHTSA 86V076000 Reported June 10, 1986 40 vehicles potentially affected COLLINS INDUSTRIES,INC.

   A wire from the stop lamp switch to the speed control amplifier is missing. This wire sends a signal to the cruise control to disengage when the brakes are applied. Consequence of defect: when the cruise control is on and the brakes are applied, the cruise control will not disengage. This causes the ambulance speed to remain constant,…

   Remedy: Install redesigned wiring harness which includes missing connection.

   Model years: 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986

Other Wheeled Coach models

• E-350 van1 complaints
• T31 complaints
• 1600 Series0 complaints
• 1800 Series0 complaints
• 1900DT0 complaints
• AMBULANCE-M2 Chassis0 complaints
• T10 complaints
• T20 complaints

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.