Motor Coach Industries, Inc: Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System
Motor Coach Industries, Inc reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 6, 2006 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,768. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN MOTOR COACHES EQUIPPED WITH A SLIDE SWITCH TO CONTROL THE DEFROSTER BLOWER SPEED, THERE IS A SPEED CONTROLLER FOR EACH OF THE TWO DEFROSTER FAN MOTORS. THE SPEED CONTROLLER MAY FAIL CAUSING THE FAN MOTOR TO OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY IN THE "HIGH" SPEED MODE, AND THE CARRIER SLIDE SWITCH MAY FAIL TO REDUCE OR OTHERWISE CONTROL THE FAN MOTOR SPEED.
The risk
THE SPEED CONTROLLER MAY OVERHEAT AND RESULT IN A THERMAL EVEN, SUCH AS SMOKING OR POSSIBLE FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DEFROSTER SPEED CONTROLLER FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 20, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MOTOR COACH AT 1-800-241-2947.
31 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Mci D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Mci D4000 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Mci D4500 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 Mci DL3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Mci 102el3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Mci D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Mci D4000 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Mci D4500 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Mci DL3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Mci E4500 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 Mci J4500 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Mci 102el3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Mci D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Mci D4000 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Mci D4500 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 Mci DL3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Mci E4500 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Mci J4500 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Mci 102el3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Mci D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Mci D4000 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Mci D4500 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Mci DL3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Mci E4500 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Mci J4500 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Mci 102el3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Mci E4500 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Mci J4500 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Mci 102el3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Mci E4500 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 Mci J4500 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 06V241000.
Full record for the 2006 Mci D → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →