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NHTSA campaign 13V498000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Motor Coach Industries: Electrical System

Motor Coach Industries reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 17, 2013 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 10,016. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is recalling certain model year 2000-2012 D, E, G and J series coaches manufactured January 2000 through June 2011 and equipped with Sure Power battery equalizers containing a particular epoxy sealing, aka 'potting', compound. The specific potting compound used in the subject products for insulation was found to be capable of conducting electricity after being exposed to heat.

The risk

Once electrically conductive, the material is capable of melting and burning, increasing the risk of a fire.

The remedy

MCI will notify owners, and Sure Power will replace the equalizers, free of charge. Owners may contact MCI at 1-847-285-2000. This campaign is MCI service bulletin 401.

80 model years covered

Newest first
VehicleComplaintsRecallsFiresCrashes
2012 Mci D40050700
2012 Mci D45050800
2011 Mci D40000900
2011 Mci D40050500
2011 Mci D45000900
2011 Mci D45050800
2011 Mci E45000900
2011 Mci J450001300
2010 Mci D40000600
2010 Mci D40050500
2010 Mci D450001000
2010 Mci D450501000
2010 Mci E45000800
2010 Mci J450001100
2010 Mci J4500c0100
2009 Mci D40000600
2009 Mci D40050400
2009 Mci D450001100
2009 Mci D45050900
2009 Mci E45000800
2009 Mci J450001100
2009 Mci J4500c0100
2008 Mci D40000400
2008 Mci D40050400
2008 Mci D45000800
2008 Mci D45050900
2008 Mci E45000800
2008 Mci J450001000
2007 Mci D40000700
2007 Mci D40050600
2007 Mci D45000700
2007 Mci D450501100
2007 Mci E45000800
2007 Mci J45001801
2007 Mci J4500c0100
2006 Mci D40000900
2006 Mci D40050600
2006 Mci D45000900
2006 Mci D450501100
2006 Mci E45000500
2006 Mci E4500c0200
2006 Mci J45000800
2006 Mci J4500c0200
2005 Mci D40000800
2005 Mci D40050400
2005 Mci D450001000
2005 Mci D45050600
2005 Mci E45000700
2005 Mci E4500c0200
2005 Mci J45000900
2004 Mci D40000700
2004 Mci D45001701
2004 Mci E45000700
2004 Mci E4500c0200
2004 Mci G45000600
2004 Mci J45000800
2003 Mci D40000700
2003 Mci D45000700
2003 Mci E45001900
2003 Mci E4500c0200
2003 Mci G45000800
2003 Mci J45001900
2002 Mci D40000600
2002 Mci D45001700
2002 Mci E45000700
2002 Mci E4500c0200
2002 Mci J45000700
2001 Mci 102d30300
2001 Mci 102dl30300
2001 Mci 102el30400
2001 Mci 102els30100
2001 Mci D40000500
2001 Mci D45000500
2001 Mci E45001810
2001 Mci E4500c0100
2001 Mci J45000800
2000 Mci 102d30500
2000 Mci 102dl31500
2000 Mci 102el30300
2000 Mci 102els30100

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 13V498000.

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