Recall · 20V242000
Motor Coach Industries recalled 6 models over seat belts
641
Vehicles covered
6
Models
21
Model years
April 29, 2020
Filed with NHTSA
SEAT BELTS
- The defect
- Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is recalling certain 2015-2016 D4000, 2015-2020 D4500 and D4505, 2016-2020 J4500, 2018 J3500, and 2017 D4005 buses. The seat belts may not extend from the retracted position, rendering the seat belt unusable. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection," and number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
- What it can cause
- Inability to use the seat belt may increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- MCI will notify the affected owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the seat belts, as necessary, free of charge. MCI issued owners an interim notification June 26, 2020. The recall began January 13, 2021. Owners may contact MCI customer service at 1-800-241-2947. MCI's number for this recall is SB 482.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| MCID4000 | 2015 to 2016 | Not published here |
| MCID4005 | 2017 | Not published here |
| MCID4500 | 2015 to 2020 | Not published here |
| MCID4505 | 2015 to 2020 | Not published here |
| MCIJ3500 | 2018 | Not published here |
| MCIJ4500 | 2016 to 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 641 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 53% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2015 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were 5 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
MCI vehicles have been recalled over the seat belts 2 times before this, most recently in March 2015 as 15V183000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 10 other recalls published here, the newest being: 25V853000 (structure), 24V073000 (equipment adaptive/mobility), 23V240000 (equipment), 21V971000 (fuel system, diesel).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Motor Coach Industries with NHTSA on April 29, 2020 as campaign 20V242000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
Compiled and maintained by guarledes . Data last checked 2020-04-29.
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