Motor Coach Industries: Equipment › Mechanical › Carrier/Rack
Motor Coach Industries reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 5, 2023 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 140. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is recalling certain 2019-2021 D45CRTLE, J3500, and J4500 coaches, equipped with a rear-mounted bike rack. The vehicle's rear lighting may be obstructed when bikes are installed on the bike rack. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
The risk
Obstructed rear lighting may reduce the visibility of the vehicle to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
MCI will provide instructions and a kit to add lighting to the rear-mounted bike rack, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 31, 2023. Owners may contact MCI customer service at 1-800-241-2947.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Mci D45crtle | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Mci J3500 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Mci J4500 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Mci D45crtle | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Mci J3500 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Mci J4500 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Mci D45crtle | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Mci J3500 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Mci J4500 | 0 | 12 | 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 23V240000.
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