3 recalls found. |
DEFECT #1 - SEATS
Posted on: 2016-01-20
Description
Motor coach industries (mci) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 and 2015 j4500 coaches manufactured november 18, 2011, to july 10, 2015, 2011-2012 and 2014-2015 d4000 coaches manufactured manufactured september 24, 2010, to september 5, 2015, 2011-2013 and 2015-2016 d4005 coaches manufactured january 17, 2011, to november 23, 2015, 2012-2014 and 2016 d4000istv coaches manufactured july 18, 2012, to december 2, 2015, 2010-2016 d4500 coaches manufactured april 15, 2010, to december 18, 2015 and 2011-2016 d4505 coaches manufactured december 15, 2010, to december 4, 2015. The affected buses are equipped with certain recaro ergo-m commercial bus driver seats that have j-brackets that may be missing welds which could allow the seat belt anchorage assembly to separate from the j-bracket.
Consequence
If the seatbelt anchorage assembly separates from the j-bracket, the bus driver may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash increasing their risk of injury.
Corrective Action
Mci will notify owners and dealers will inspect the seats and determined if welds are missing. Any j-bracket that is missing welds will be removed and replaced, free of charge. The recall began on february 15, 2016. Owners may contact mci at 1-800-241-2947. Mci's number for this recall is sb 431.
Notes
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
DEFECT #2 - STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
Posted on: 2015-03-30
Description
Motor coach industries (mci) is recalling certain model year 2014 j4500 and model year 2015 d4000istv, d4005, d4500, and d4505 motor coaches manufactured august 26, 2014, to december 3, 2014. The affected motor coaches have front and steerable tag axles whose tie rod nuts may be improperly torqued.
Consequence
If the tie rod nuts are not properly torqued, the tie rod may not be adequately secured, resulting in a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
Mci will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the tie rod nut torque, replacing the parts as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on april 15, 2015. Owners may contact mci customer service at 1-800-241-2947.
Notes
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
DEFECT #3 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
Posted on: 2015-09-21
Description
Motor coach industries, inc. (mci) is recalling certain model year 2015 d4000 vehicles manufactured june 8, 2015, to july 20, 2015, d4005 vehicles manufactured march 18, 2015, to july 10, 2015, d4500 vehicles manufactured december 19, 2014, to july 20, 2015, and d4505 vehicles manufactured december 18, 2014, to july 15, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the fuse block assembly for the heating, ventilation and air conditioning motors in the battery compartment may have been assembled incorrectly.
Consequence
The incorrectly assembled fuse block may not protect the circuit and the connections may arc, increasing the risk of a fire.
Corrective Action
Mci will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuse block assembly, free of charge. The recall began on november 2, 2015. Owners may contact mci customer service at 1-800-241-2947.
Notes
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.