MCI D4505 PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

MCI D4505 PROBLEMS | SAFETY RECALLS & DEFECTS

Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of MCI D4505 recalls and defective parts found on MCI D4505 automobiles. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration is authorized to order the MCI D4505 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 D4505

Vehicle	Component	Manufacterer
2010-2011 MCI D4505 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN Recall
2010-2011 MCI D4505	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.
2009-2010 MCI D4505 SEATS Recall
2009-2010 MCI D4505	SEATS Units affected: 105	MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC Report Date: 2010-09-09
Summary: MCI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 D4005 AND D4505 MOTOR COACHES EQUIPPED WITH A NATIONAL SEATING COMPANY DRIVER'S SEAT CONTAINING A STABILUS BLOC-O-LIFT SHOCK. THE DRIVER'S SEAT SHOCK DAMPER MAY BREAK ALLOWING THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO UNEXPECTEDLY DROP TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING.
2010 MCI D4505 POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY Recall
2010 MCI D4505	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 D4505 EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE Recall
2008-2010 MCI D4505	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.
2005-2007 MCI D4505 EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE Recall
2005-2007 MCI D4505	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 D4505 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR Recall
2005-2009 MCI D4505	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.
2007 MCI D4505 INTERIOR LIGHTING Recall
2007 MCI D4505	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 D4505 STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY Recall
2009 MCI D4505	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 D4505 SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER Recall
2009 MCI D4505	SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER Units affected: 29	MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC Report Date: 2009-06-08
Summary: MCI IS RECALLING 29 MODEL YEAR 2009 D4505 MOTOR COACHES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND APRIL 2009, EQUIPPED WITH KONI SHOCK ABSORBERS. WHEN THE COACH IS MOVING IN REAR-RISE MODE, THE TAG SUSPENSION AIR SPRINGS CAN GENERATE FORCE THAT EXCEEDS THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TENSILE STRENGTH OF THE SHOCK ABSORBERS EXCEEDING THEIR DESIGN REBOUND LIMIT.
2009 MCI D4505 STEERING Recall
2009 MCI D4505	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.