Recall campaign · NHTSA 09V432000

Interior lighting

MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2009-11-03.

Recall campaignNHTSA 09V432000

Interior lighting

Component: Interior lighting
Manufacturer: MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC
Vehicles affected: 701
Reported to NHTSA: 2009-11-03
Owners notified: 2009-11-09

Defect description

MCI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2002-2009 D SERIES COACHES, EQUIPPED WITH LUMINATOR HORIZON LED SIDE DESTINATION SIGNS. THE CONNECTOR BOARD CAN CORRODE DUE TO AN ACCUMULATION OF MOISTURE UNDER THE CONNECTOR.

Safety risk

A SHORT COULD OCCUR, POSSIBLY CAUSING SMOKE AND FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

MCI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND LUMINATOR WILL REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE LUMINATOR'S DEFECT REPORT 09E-054. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 9, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LUMINATOR AT 1-972-516-3033 OR MCI CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-241-2947.

Notes

MCI RECALL NO. 335.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> .

Scope of coverage

14 model years across 3 models.

Model	Years on record
MCI D4000	2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
MCI D4500	2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
MCI D4505	2007

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.