Recall campaign · NHTSA 06V481000

Electrical system: 12V/24V/48V battery

MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2006-12-19.

Recall campaignNHTSA 06V481000

Electrical system: 12V/24V/48V battery

Component: Electrical system: 12V/24V/48V battery
Manufacturer: MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC
Vehicles affected: 1,617
Reported to NHTSA: 2006-12-19
Owners notified: 2007-01-02

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MOTOR COACHES, THE BOOST CONNECTOR HOUSING CAN FAIL OVER TIME, EXPOSING THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE TERMINALS.

Safety risk

THIS COULD RESULT IN THE GROUNDING OF AN UNPROTECTED CIRCUIT AND COULD LEAD TO A THERMAL EVENT IF NOT CORRECTED.

Manufacturer remedy

CUSTOMERS ARE BEING ADVISED TO REMOVE THE BOOST CONNECTOR AND DISCARD IT. CUSTOMERS WILL BE OFFERED A NEW DESIGN BOOST CONNECTOR AS AN ALTERNATIVE AT NO COST. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 2, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MCI AT 1-800-241-2947.

Notes

MCI RECALL NO. 274.CUSTOMERS CAN 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 HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Scope of coverage

50 model years across 5 models.

Model	Years on record
MCI 102D3	2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
MCI 102DL3	2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
MCI 102DL3SS	2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
MCI D4000	2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
MCI D4500	2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.