Motor Coach Industries: Exterior Lighting › Headlights
Motor Coach Industries reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 9, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 686. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Motor Coach Industries, Inc. (MCI) is recalling certain model year 2014 D4000, D4005, D4000ISTV, D4500, D4505, and J4500 motor coaches manufactured July 2013 to April 2014. The multiplex electrical systems controller may unintentionally turn off the vehicle's headlights while the vehicle is in gear.
The risk
If the headlights turn off while the vehicle is in operation, the driver's visibility may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
MCI will notify owners, and dealers will update the multiplex controller software, free of charge. The recall began in July 2014. Owners may contact MCI customer service at 1-800-241-2947. MCI's number for this recall is 413.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Mci D4000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Mci D4000istv | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Mci D4005 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Mci D4500 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Mci D4505 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Mci J4500 | 0 | 10 | 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 14V370000.
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