- Vehicles
- 138
- Built between
- Jul 2009 – Nov 2010
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 10 February 2011
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between July 2009 and November 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2010-2011 MCI D4000Built July 2009 to November 2010
- 2010-2011 MCI D4500Built May 2010 to November 2010
- 2010-2011 MCI D4505Built March 2010 to October 2010
What the defect is
Mci is recalling certain model year 2010-2011 D4500, D4505, and D4000 motor coaches. The affected pulley covers may lack certain welds required to keep the covers attached to the coach structure.
What could happen
The cover will eventually fail as a result of fatigue, and the cover may become detached from the coach and fall and strike a person or object, resulting in personal injury or property damage.
What gets fixed
MCI WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE AS NECESSARY THE IDLER PULLEY COVERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 10, 2011.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJuly 2009 to November 2010
- Recall reported to NHTSA12 January 2011
- Owners notified10 February 2011
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 12 January 2011.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact mci customer service at 1-800-241-2947.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 351
- Recalling manufacturer
- MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Mci safety recall no. 351.OWNERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.