Recall · 21V063000
Motor Coach Industries recalled 2 models over electrical system
1,229
Vehicles covered
2
Models
7
Model years
February 10, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
- The defect
- Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is recalling certain 2018-2021 J4500 and 2018-2020 D45CRTLE vehicles. The power cables may have been improperly installed and routed in the vehicle battery compartment, which may result in chafing.
- What it can cause
- The power cables may chafe, increasing the risk of a fire.
- What the dealer does
- MCI will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and if necessary, correct the clearance for the power cables in the battery compartment, free of charge. The recall began March 12, 2021. Owners may contact MCI customer service at 1-800-241-2947. MCI's number for this recall is R21-003.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| MCID45 CRT LE | 2018 to 2020 | Not published here |
| MCIJ4500 | 2018 to 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 1,229 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 61% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2018 to 2021, so the oldest vehicles on it were 3 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
MCI vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 11 times before this, most recently in June 2020 as 20V352000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 10 other recalls published here, the newest being: 25V853000 (structure), 23V240000 (equipment), 21V971000 (fuel system, diesel), 21V748000 (electrical system).
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 February 10, 2021 as campaign 21V063000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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