Recall · 24V073000
Motor Coach Industries recalled 5 models over equipment adaptive/mobility
2,114
Vehicles covered
5
Models
35
Model years
February 7, 2024
Filed with NHTSA
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY:WHEELCHAIR LIFT/RAMP
- The defect
- Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is recalling certain 2014-2018 D4000, 2013-2019 D4005, 2013-2023 D4500, 2013-2020 D4505, and 2021-2024 D45CRT coaches equipped with a Ricon wheelchair lift. The red beacon lighting on the Threshold Warning System (TWS) may not be bright enough. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 403, "Platform Lift Systems."
- What it can cause
- Beacons that do not provide proper illumination may be less visible to wheelchair lift users, increasing the risk of injury.
- What the dealer does
- MCI will work with Ricon to replace the TWS kits, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 21, 2024. Owners may contact MCI customer service at 1-800-241-2947.
- 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 | 2014 to 2018 | Not published here |
| MCID4005 | 2013 to 2019 | Not published here |
| MCID4500 | 2013 to 2023 | Not published here |
| MCID4505 | 2013 to 2020 | Not published here |
| MCID45CRTLE | 2021 to 2024 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 2,114 vehicles this is a bigger campaign than 66% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2013 to 2024, so the oldest vehicles on it were 11 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
MCI vehicles have been recalled over the equipment adaptive/mobility 4 times before this, most recently in September 2021 as 21V737000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 7 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 7, 2024 as campaign 24V073000. 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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