Recall · 21V748000
Motor Coach Industries recalled 9 models over electrical system
2,455
Vehicles covered
9
Models
29
Model years
September 24, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- The defect
- Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is recalling certain 2018 D4000, 2018-2020 D4005, D4000ISTV, 2017-2020 D4500, D4505, 2018-2021 J3500, 2017-2021 J4500, 2020 D4520, and 2018-2021 D45CRTLE motorcoaches. The Main Distribution Panel (MDP) located within the battery compartment contains a circuit board that may fail.
- What it can cause
- MDP circuit board failure can result in a fire or an unexpected vehicle shutdown, increasing the risk of a crash.
- What the dealer does
- MCI Service Centers will remove the MDP and install a new main disconnect and circuit breaker panel, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 12, 2021. Owners may contact MCI's customer service at 1-800-241-2947. MCI's number for this recall is R21-010.
- 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.nhtsa.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 | 2018 | Not published here |
| MCID4000ISTV | 2018 to 2020 | Not published here |
| MCID4005 | 2018 to 2020 | Not published here |
| MCID45 CRT LE | 2018 to 2021 | Not published here |
| MCID4500 | 2017 to 2020 | Not published here |
| MCID4505 | 2017 to 2020 | Not published here |
| MCID4520 | 2020 | Not published here |
| MCIJ3500 | 2018 to 2021 | Not published here |
| MCIJ4500 | 2017 to 2021 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 2,455 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 68% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2017 to 2021, so the oldest vehicles on it were 4 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
MCI vehicles have been recalled over the electrical system 12 times before this, most recently in February 2021 as 21V063000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 11 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 September 24, 2021 as campaign 21V748000. 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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