- Vehicles
- 36
- Built between
- Dec 1994 – May 1995
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 23 June 1995
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 1994 and May 1995. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1995 MCI 102D3Built December 1994 to May 1995
What the defect is
The webbed belt retractors used to secure a wheel chair in the bus fail when the plastic retractor cover separates allowing the cover to open. This can allow the internal retractor spring to release out of the retractor.
What could happen
The retractor could fail to hold an occupant in the event of a vehicle accident.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL RETROFIT THE WHEEL CHAIR SECUREMENT RETRACTORS.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 1994 to May 1995
- Recall reported to NHTSA19 June 1995
- Owners notified23 June 1995
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 19 June 1995.
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.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- MOTOR COACH IND., INC.
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
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
Vehicle description: 40 passenger buses with a gross vehicle weight rating of over 30,000 lbs.note: owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time, should contact mci at 1-204-287-4274. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
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.