Motor Coach Industries, Inc: Power Train › Axle Assembly
Motor Coach Industries, Inc reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 21, 2011 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 51. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
MCI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 MCI J4500 MOTOR COACHES MANUFACTURED FROM DECEMBER 1, 2010 THROUGH FEBRUARY 28, 2011, AND EQUIPPED WITH ARVINMERITOR MC16 AND MC16 TYPE TAG AXLE ASSEMBLIES. THE BOLTS USED TO CONNECT THE AXLE HOUSING TO THE SPINDLE OF THE AXLE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY HEAT TREATED, RESULTING IN POTENTIALLY COMPROMISED HARDNESS AND STRENGTH THAT, IN TURN, COULD LEAD TO REDUCED JOINT INTEGRITY.
The risk
REDUCED JOINT STRENGTH OF THE SPINDLE OF THE AXLE COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
ARVINMERITOR IS WORKING WITH MCI TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 14, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ARVINMERITOR AT 1-248-435-1725 OR MCI CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-241-2947.
1 model year covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Mci J4500 | 0 | 13 | 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 11V190000.
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