Recall campaign · NHTSA 21V364000

Fuel system, diesel: fuel injection system: fuel rail

Motor Coach Industries filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2021-05-18.

Recall campaignNHTSA 21V364000

Fuel system, diesel: fuel injection system: fuel rail

Component
Fuel system, diesel: fuel injection system: fuel rail
Manufacturer
Motor Coach Industries
Vehicles affected
1,845
Reported to NHTSA
2021-05-18
Owners notified
2021-06-28

Defect description

Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is recalling certain 2017-2018 D4000, 2017-2019 D4005, D4000ISTV, D4505, 2017-2020 D4500, J4500, 2018-2020 D45CRTLE, and 2018-2021 J3500 vehicles. The sealing washer may not seat correctly in the pilot bore holes, allowing the high pressure fuel rail assembly to leak.

Safety risk

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will inspect the rail threads, and replace the rail as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 28, 2021. Owners may contact MCI customer service at 1-800-241-2947. MCI's number for this recall is R21-009.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

26 model years across 8 models.

ModelYears on record
MCI D40002018 2017
MCI D4000ISTV2019 2018 2017
MCI D40052019 2018 2017
MCI D45 CRT LE2020 2019 2018
MCI D45002020 2019 2018 2017
MCI D45052019 2018 2017
MCI J35002021 2020 2019 2018
MCI J45002020 2019 2018 2017

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.