Motor Coach Industries: Seats
Motor Coach Industries reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 4, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 957. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is recalling certain model year 2009-2014 E4500 and J4500 motorcoaches manufactured October 2008 through October 2013, and equipped with passenger seats with 3-point seat belts. The seat track for the second row passenger seats may be missing a weld at the end of the seat track where it enters the frame structure.
The risk
In the event of a crash, the seat may detach from its floor mounting, increasing the risk of injury to the occupant.
The remedy
MCI will notify owners, and dealers will modify the seat anchorage, free of charge. The recall began on May 9, 2014. Owners may contact MCI at 1-800-241-2947. MCI's number for this recall is 408.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Mci E4500 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Mci J4500 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Mci E4500 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Mci J4500 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Mci E4500 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Mci J4500 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Mci E4500 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Mci J4500 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Mci E4500 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Mci J4500 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Mci E4500 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Mci J4500 | 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 14V172000.
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