MCI D4500 PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

MCI D4500 PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of MCI D4500 recalls and defective parts found on MCI D4500 automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the MCI D4500 manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or parts of motor vehicle equipment when its investigation indicates that they contain serious safety defects in their design, structure, body, or performance.

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Most Recent Recalls For MCI D4500

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
2010-2011 MCI D4500 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN Recall
2010-2011 MCI D4500	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN Units affected: 138	MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC Report Date: 2011-01-12
Summary: MCI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010-2011 D4500, D4505, AND D4000 MOTOR COACHES. THE AFFECTED PULLEY COVERS MAY LACK CERTAIN WELDS REQUIRED TO KEEP THE COVERS ATTACHED TO THE COACH STRUCTURE.
2010 MCI D4500 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY Recall
2010 MCI D4500	POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY Units affected: 335	MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC Report Date: 2010-05-11
Summary: MCI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 D4000, D4005, D4500, D4505, E4500, AND J4500 MODEL MOTOR COACHES MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 2009 THROUGH MAY 2010, EQUIPPED WITH ARVINMERITOR FRONT AND TAG AXLE ASSEMBLIES. THE SUSPECT AXLES MAY HAVE HAD IMPROPER TORQUE APPLIED TO THE HUB/ROTOR/WHEEL ADAPTER BOLTS DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS. REDUCED BOLT TORQUE COULD LEAD TO VIBRATION LOOSENING OF THE BOLT.
2008-2010 MCI D4500 EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE Recall
2008-2010 MCI D4500	EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE Units affected: 249	MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC Report Date: 2010-03-24
Summary: MCI HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA OF A DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 D4000 AND MODEL YEAR 2008-2010 D4500 AND D4505 MOTOR COACHES FITTED WITH RICON PUBLIC USE LIFTS. THE RESTRAINT BELT ON THESE LIFTS WAS DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE LIFT FROM MOVING, UNLESS THE TONGUE OF THE BELT IS FULLY ENGAGED AND LATCHED IN THE BUCKLE. RICON HAS DISCOVERED, HOWEVER, THAT IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE OPERATOR TO INSERT THE BELT TONGUE INTO THE BUCKLE WITHOUT FULLY ENGAGING THE LATCHING MECHANISM. IN THIS CASE, THE RESTRAINT BELT WOULD APPEAR TO BE LATCHED, AND THE OPERATOR COULD RUN THE LIFT. IF THE RESTRAINT BELT TONGUE IS NOT FULLY ENGAGED INTO THE RESTRAINT BELT BUCKLE, AND LATCHED, THE LIFT MAY OPERATE WITH AN OCCUPANT ON THE PLATFORM.
2000-2010 MCI D4500 EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE Recall
2000-2010 MCI D4500	EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE Units affected: 4457	MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC Report Date: 2010-03-09
Summary: MCI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2000-2009 D4000, MODEL YEAR 2001-2010 D4500 AND MODEL YEAR 2005-2007 D4505 COACHES EQUIPPED WITH RICON WHEELCHAIR LIFT (WCL) AND A CASSETTE-TYPE WCL COMPARTMENT DOOR. THE WHEELCHAIR LIFT MAY BECOME DISENGAGED FROM A LOCKED POSITION AND SLIDE UNRESTRAINED ON ITS ROLLERS IN THE STORAGE STRUCTURE, POTENTIALLY BREAKING THROUGH THE CASSETTE DOOR AND EXTENDING BEYOND THE OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR WHEN THE COACH IS IN MOTION, PARTICULARLY WHEN THE COACH IS MAKING A LEFT TURN.
2005-2009 MCI D4500 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR Recall
2005-2009 MCI D4500	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR Units affected: 1007	MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC Report Date: 2009-11-18
Summary: MCI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2008 D4000, MODEL YEAR 2005-2009 D4500 AND D4505 TRANSIT BUSES, EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR C13 ENGINE AND 50DN ALTERNATOR. THE ALTERNATOR CABLE MAY BECOME LOOSE WITHIN THE CABLE CLAMP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN CHAFING OF THE ALTERNATOR CABLE AND POSSIBLE ARCING OF THE CABLE WIRES.
2002-2009 MCI D4500 INTERIOR LIGHTING Recall
2002-2009 MCI D4500	INTERIOR LIGHTING Units affected: 701	MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC Report Date: 2009-11-03
Summary: MCI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002-2009 D SERIES COACHES, EQUIPPED WITH LUMINATOR HORIZON LED SIDE DESTINATION SIGNS. THE CONNECTOR BOARD CAN CORRODE DUE TO AN ACCUMULATION OF MOISTURE UNDER THE CONNECTOR.
2009 MCI D4500 STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY Recall
2009 MCI D4500	STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY Units affected: 53	MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC Report Date: 2009-09-09
Summary: MCI IS RECALLING MODEL YEAR 2009 D4500/4505 COACHES EQUIPPED WITH THE MERITOR FH 946 14,000 LB RATED STEERABLE TAG AXLE. DUE TO INSUFFICIENT CLAMPING FORCE OF THE CYLINDER LOCK PLATE, IT MAY MOVE FROM ITS NORMAL SET POSITION, WHICH IN TURN COULD RESULT IN THE TAG AXLE NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCKING, OR LOCKING WITH THE WHEELS NOT IN A STRAIGHT AHEAD POSITION.
2009 MCI D4500 STEERING Recall
2009 MCI D4500	STEERING Units affected: 502	MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC Report Date: 2009-06-01
Summary: MCI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 AND 2009 MOTOR COACHES, MODEL J4500 MANUFACTURED BETWEEN OCTOBER 2007 AND APRIL 2009; 2009 MOTOR COACHES MODELS D4000ISTV, D4005, D4500, AND D4505 MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY AND JULY 2009; 2010 D4500 COACHES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN DECEMBER 2008 AND APRIL 2009; 2009 E4500 COACHES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY AND APRIL 2009; AND ONE 2003 E4500 COACH MANUFACTURED IN OCTOBER 2002. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED WITH MERITOR WABCO STEERING ANGLE SENSORS (SAS) WHICH CAN DEVELOP INTERNAL FRICTION BETWEEN THE SENSOR GEARS AND THE SENSOR HOUSING AS A RESULT OF EXTERNAL FORCES EXPERIENCED ON THE VEHICLE INCLUDING VIBRATION. IF DEVELOPED FRICTION IS GREAT ENOUGH, THE DRIVING TAB OF THE SAS CAN SHEER AS THE DRIVER TURNS THE STEERING WHEEL.
2005 MCI D4500 SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY Recall
2005 MCI D4500	SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY Units affected: 103	MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC Report Date: 2009-02-03
Summary: MCI IS RECALLING 103 MY 2005-2008 D4500 AND D4505 COACHES EQUIPPED WITH DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 60 ENGINES AND A ZF TRANSMISSION. CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE A POSSIBLE INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE DRIVE SHAFT U-JOINT BEARING CAP BOLTS AND THE TAG AXLE CENTER BEAM ASSEMBLY.
2008 MCI D4500 STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN Recall
2008 MCI D4500	STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN Units affected: 24	MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC Report Date: 2008-02-07
Summary: MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES (MCI) IS RECALLING 24 MY 2008 D4505, D4500, D4000ISTV COACHES EQUIPPED WITH TRW STEERING GEARS, MODELS TAS85. THESE STEERING GEARS CONTAIN POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE SECTOR SHAFTS WITH AN INCORRECT GEAR TOOTH WHICH MAY INTERFERE WITH THE RACK-PISTON TEETH, RESULTING IN A STICKING OR BINDING CONDITION.