The defect
ON CERTAIN MOTOR COACHES EQUIPPED WITH A SLIDE SWITCH TO CONTROL THE DEFROSTER BLOWER SPEED, THERE IS A SPEED CONTROLLER FOR EACH OF THE TWO DEFROSTER FAN MOTORS. THE SPEED CONTROLLER MAY FAIL CAUSING THE FAN MOTOR TO OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY IN THE "HIGH" SPEED MODE, AND THE CARRIER SLIDE SWITCH MAY FAIL TO REDUCE OR OTHERWISE CONTROL THE FAN MOTOR SPEED.
The risk
THE SPEED CONTROLLER MAY OVERHEAT AND RESULT IN A THERMAL EVEN, SUCH AS SMOKING OR POSSIBLE FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DEFROSTER SPEED CONTROLLER FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 20, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MOTOR COACH AT 1-800-241-2947.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| MCI 102EL3 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| MCI D | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| MCI D4000 | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| MCI D4500 | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| MCI DL3 | 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| MCI E4500 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| MCI J4500 | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
Components: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCI 102EL3 | 2001 | 0 | 4 |
| MCI 102EL3 | 2002 | 0 | 3 |
| MCI 102EL3 | 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| MCI 102EL3 | 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| MCI 102EL3 | 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| MCI D | 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| MCI D | 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| MCI D | 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| MCI D | 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| MCI D4000 | 2003 | 0 | 7 |
| MCI D4000 | 2004 | 0 | 7 |
| MCI D4000 | 2005 | 0 | 8 |
| MCI D4000 | 2006 | 0 | 8 |
| MCI D4500 | 2003 | 0 | 7 |
| MCI D4500 | 2004 | 1 | 7 |
| MCI D4500 | 2005 | 0 | 10 |
| MCI D4500 | 2006 | 0 | 8 |
| MCI DL3 | 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| MCI DL3 | 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| MCI DL3 | 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| MCI DL3 | 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| MCI E4500 | 2001 | 1 | 8 |
| MCI E4500 | 2002 | 0 | 7 |
| MCI E4500 | 2003 | 1 | 9 |
| MCI E4500 | 2004 | 0 | 7 |
| MCI E4500 | 2005 | 0 | 7 |
| MCI J4500 | 2001 | 0 | 8 |
| MCI J4500 | 2002 | 0 | 7 |
| MCI J4500 | 2003 | 1 | 9 |
| MCI J4500 | 2004 | 0 | 8 |
Other visibility recalls in 2006
15 of the 490 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2006 concerned the visibility; MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC filed 39 campaigns in all.
| 06V494000 29 Dec 2006 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 06V470000 12 Dec 2006 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| 06V450000 29 Nov 2006 | MONACO COACH CORPORATION |
| 06V440000 15 Nov 2006 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 06V380000 10 Oct 2006 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 06V326000 31 Aug 2006 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| 06V291000 1 Aug 2006 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
| 06V255000 13 Jul 2006 | GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2006