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Motor Coach Industries reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 30, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 131. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is recalling certain model year 2014 J4500 and model year 2015 D4000ISTV, D4005, D4500, and D4505 motor coaches manufactured August 26, 2014, to December 3, 2014. The affected motor coaches have front and steerable tag axles whose tie rod nuts may be improperly torqued.
The risk
If the tie rod nuts are not properly torqued, the tie rod may not be adequately secured, resulting in a loss of vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
MCI will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the tie rod nut torque, replacing the parts as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on April 15, 2015. Owners may contact MCI customer service at 1-800-241-2947.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Mci D4000istv | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Mci D4005 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Mci D4500 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Mci D4505 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Mci J4500 | 0 | 10 | 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 15V184000.
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