Motor Coach Industries: Equipment Adaptive/Mobility › Wheelchair Lift/Ramp
Motor Coach Industries reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 7, 2024 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,114. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is recalling certain 2014-2018 D4000, 2013-2019 D4005, 2013-2023 D4500, 2013-2020 D4505, and 2021-2024 D45CRT coaches equipped with a Ricon wheelchair lift. The red beacon lighting on the Threshold Warning System (TWS) may not be bright enough. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 403, "Platform Lift Systems."
The risk
Beacons that do not provide proper illumination may be less visible to wheelchair lift users, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
MCI will work with Ricon to replace the TWS kits, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 21, 2024. Owners may contact MCI customer service at 1-800-241-2947.
35 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Mci D45crtle | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Mci D4500 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Mci D45crtle | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Mci D4500 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Mci D45crtle | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Mci D4500 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Mci D45crtle | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Mci D4500 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Mci D4505 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Mci D4005 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Mci D4500 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Mci D4505 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Mci D4000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Mci D4005 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Mci D4500 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Mci D4505 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Mci D4000 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Mci D4005 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Mci D4500 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Mci D4505 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Mci D4000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Mci D4005 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Mci D4500 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 Mci D4505 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Mci D4000 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Mci D4005 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Mci D4500 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Mci D4505 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Mci D4000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Mci D4005 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Mci D4500 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Mci D4505 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Mci D4005 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Mci D4500 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Mci D4505 | 0 | 6 | 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 24V073000.
Full record for the 2024 Mci D45crtle → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →