Recalls
98V308002 · Seats1 Feb 1999 · 1 vehicles
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES. THE TETHER PLATES, WHICH ARE ATTACHED TO THE REAR OF BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER FRAMES OF THE SUSPENSION UNIT, CONTAIN A SHARP EDGE WHICH CAN CAUSE PREMATURE WEAT OF THE NYLON TETHERS. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 207, "SEATING SYSTEMS," AND NO. 210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES."
Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words
Service bulletins
What MCI told its dealers about the 1998 MCI D-Series: known faults, fixes and updates.
| Bulletin | Summary |
|---|---|
| 10167366 | This Service Bulletin informs owners of the procedure to clean the batteries and reapply corrosion inhibitor every 6000 miles or 3 months, whichever first occurs. |
| 10051779 | MCI: ALLISON TRANSMISSION, THE MANUFACTURER OF DUAL POWER INVERTER MODULE 2 (DPIM2) IS REPLACING ALL OF THE TRANSMISSIONS ON D MODEL COACHES. MODEL D SERIES. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE |
| 10045704 | MCI: INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE EVENT OF LOOM DAMAGE OR CHAFING OCCURRING TO THE INTERFACE HARNESS WIRE LOOM AND P-CLIPS FOR TRANSMISSION, THE WIRES WOULD NEED TO BE RE- ROUTED AND REPLACED. MODELS D SERIES NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE |
| 10044152 | MCI-361: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) TELL-TALE. CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL TELL-TALE ILLUMINATING AND TROUBLE CODES 231-9 AND 231-14 LOGGING. THIS DUE TO THE ESC CONTROLLER MODULE NOT RECEIVING TAG AXLE SIGNAL FROM J1939. AFFECTED MODEL D SERIES COACHES. NO MODEL YEAR GIVEN. *JS |
| 10042595 | MOTOR COACH INC: INFORMATION PERTAINING TO COACHES EQUIPPED WITH 2007-09 MY ENGINE AND DUAL BOSCH ALTERNATORS, WHEREBY THE HARNESS WIRE MAY OVERHEAT, DUE TO INSTALLATION OF UNUSED HARNESS WIRE. *PE |
| 10041124 | MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES: AN IMPROVEMENT FOR THE REAR UPPER DOOR RADIATOR. *RM |
| 10038824 | MOTOR COACH INDUDSTRIES: INFORMATION ON REPLACING THE COOLANT PUMP THAT MAY HAVE A PROBLEM. *RM |
| 10038195 | MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. THERE MAY BE A HARSH DOWNSHIFT, RPM FLARE, OR THE TRANSMISSION MAY LOCK. *RM |
| 10037418 | MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES: THERE HAVE BEEN SERVICE KITS RELEASED FOR THE CLUTCH. *RM |
| 10037410 | MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES: SOME A/C COMPRESSORS MAY HAVE THE DUST COVER SNAP RING INSTALLED BACKWARDS. THERE MAY BE A RATTLING OR SHORTENING OF CLUTCH LIFE CYCLE. *RM |
| 10034192 | MCI: CONTROLS ELECTRIC HORN HARNESS. POTENTIAL FOR DELAYED HORN RESPONSE ON D MODEL COACHES EQUIPPED WITH I/O CONTROLS. THE FOLLOWING RETROFIT PROCEDURE IS APPLICABLE TO D SERIES COACHES EQUIPPED WITH I/O CONTROLS BETWEEN THE RANGE OF, AND INCLUDING, UNIT NUMBERS 55951 TO 55958 AND 56167 TO 59340. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE |
| 10034190 | MCI: A/C BELT SNUBBER. EFFECTIVE WITH 59335, MCI HAS MADE DESIGN CHANGES TO THE A/C BELT SNUBBER BRACKET INSTALLATION ON COACHES EQUIPPED WITH CUMMINS ISM ENGINES. THIS DESIGN CHANGE WILL IMPROVE DURABILITY OF THE BELT IN THE EVENT THE BELT CONTRACTS THE MOUNTING HARDWARE. D SERIES COACHES AND NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE |
| 10034010 | MCI: ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE DETECTION. MCI REPLACED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT KIDDE FENWAL FIRE DETECTOR SENSORS WITH AMEREX FIRE DETECTOR SENSORS. THE NEW SENSORS ARE SEALED, COMPACT DESIGN, WITH AN IMPROVED SERVICE LIFE, THEREFORE REDUCING THE POTENTIAL FOR FALSE FIRE DETECTION, ACTIVATING THE FIRE ALARM TELL-TALE AND BUZZER. MODELS D/3/J SERIES. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE |
| 10034008 | MCI: MA703 BRAKE PADS ON EX225 DISC BRAKES. A PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT CHANGE TO THE BRAKE PADS USED ON MERITOR AXLE ASSEMBLIES OF D/E/J SERIES COACHES HAVING EX225 DISC BRAKES. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE |
| 10031937 | MOTOR COACH INC.: DISC PLUS EX225 BRAKE ACTUATOR TEST PROCEDURE. MERITOR WABCO HAS RELEASED PRODUCT INFORMATION LETTER 505 WHICH DETAILS A TEST PROCEDURE TO CHECK ACTUATORS FITTED TO DISCPLUS EX225 DISC BRAKES. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE |
| 10031936 | MOTOR COACH INC.: MITSUBISHI STARTER RELAY WIRES. THE MITSUBISHI STARTED RELAY WIRES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CORROSION DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF WATER. EFFECTIVE WITH UNIT NUMBERS 58917 AND 65195, MCI HAS MADE DESIGN CHANGES TO THE STARTER RELAY WIRE INSTALLATION. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE |
| 10031935 | MOTOR COACH INC.: EX225 BRAKE CALIPER SLIDE PIN BUSHING SERVICE KIT. A SLIDE PIN BUSHING SERVICE KIT FOR THE EX225 BRAKE CALIPER HAS BEEN RELEASED. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE UPDATED 5/31/11. *PE |
| 10031744 | MOTOR COACH INC.: MAY EXPERIENCE COMPRESSOR DISCHARGE PORT DAMAGE DUE TO LOOSE DISCHARGE FITTING. DETERIORATION OF THE 0-RING DUE TO TEMPERATURE. COACHES WITH CATERPILLAR ENGINES EQUIPPED WITH A BA922 COMPRESSOR TO REPLACE THE EXISTING DISCHARGE FITTING (HAVING A BLACK COLORED NITRILE O-RING) WITH A NEW FITTING HAVING A BROWN COLORED VITON O-RING HAVING A HIGHER TEMPERATURE RATING. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE |
| 10030986 | MOTOR COACHES INC.: ENGINE MOUNT LIMITING REBOUND WASHER. DESIGN CHANGES HAS BEEN MADE TO THE ENGINE CRADLE INSTALLATION ON D SERIES COACHES EQUIPPED WITH A 2007 EPA DDC S60 ENGINE AND AN ALLISON TRANSMISSION. *PE |
| 10030925 | MOTORCOACH INC.: LINNIG TWO (2) SPEED CLUTCH SERVICE KIT. THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY SHOULD BE SERVICE EVERY 75,000 MILES/120,000KM AND 150,000 MILES/241,000KM. *PE UPDATED 12/23/09. *PE |
| 10030924 | MOTORCOACH INC.: BRAKE CAMSHAFT AND SLACK ADJUSTER LUBRICATION PROCEDURE. *PE |
| 10030871 | MOTORCOACHES INC: ENGINE MOUNT LIMITING REBOUND WASHER. DAMAGED DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER (DPF) BELLOW TUBE. ENGINE TORQUE DEFLECTION TRANSFERRING STRESS TO BELLOW TUBE INSTALLATION. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE |
| 10029484 | MOTORCOACH INC.: CATERPILLAR PROGRAM FOR UPDATING THE REGENERATION SYSTEM ON C13 ACERT. MODELS D, E, J COACHES EQUIPPED WITH CAT C13 ACERT ENGINE. MODEL YEARS UNKNOWN. *PE |
| 10028748 | MOTOR COACH: ENGINE SHUT DOWN/LOW COOLANT SENSOR. DIRECT CURRENT LOW COOLANT SENSOR HAS BECOME PLATED WITH COOLANT CHEMICALS AND NO LONGER SENSES THAT THE COOLANT LEVEL HAS DROPPED. MODEL YEARS UNKNOWN. *PE |
| 10028707 | MOTORCOACH: A DESIGN CHANGE TO THE BEARING BLOCK INSTALLATION ON THE #2 RH BAGGAGE BAY DOOR USED WITH WHEELCHAIR LIFT COACHES. MODEL YEARS UNKNOWN. *PE |
NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)
NHTSA investigations
EA12007 · Power train:drivelineopened 13 Sept 2012 · closed 3 Dec 2015
MCI Drive Shaft Safety Loop Failures
PE12007 · Power train:drivelineopened 21 Mar 2012 · closed 20 Sept 2012
MCI Driveshaft Safety Loop Failures
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation