Motor Coach Industries, Inc: Interior Lighting
Motor Coach Industries, Inc reported this defect to federal regulators on May 31, 2012 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 312. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC (MCI) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2011 D4000, D4500 AND 2010 D4505 MOTOR COACHES EQUIPPED WITH LED LIGHTS INTERIOR LIGHTS AND POWERED BY EITHER A VANSCO OR IO MULTIPLEX SYSTEM. DUE TO EXCESSIVE POWER DRAW OF THE LED LIGHTS, HEAT MAY BUILD UP AT THE FUSE BLOCK AND CONNECTOR, CAUSING COMPONENTS TO MELT.
The risk
IF THIS OCCURS, SURROUNDING MATERIAL MAY BE DAMAGED AND WILL BURN, INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE.
The remedy
MCI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSTALL RE-DESIGNED WIRING, FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 17, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MCI AT 1-866-624-2622.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 Mci D4000 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Mci D4500 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Mci D4000 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Mci D4500 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Mci D4505 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Mci D4000 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Mci D4500 | 0 | 11 | 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 12V250000.
Full record for the 2011 Mci D4000 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →