The defect
ON CERTAIN G4500 MOTOR COACHES, THE TAG AXLE SWING ARM CAN BREAK AWAY.
The risk
IF THE TAG AXLE SWING ARM CRACKS AND REMAINS UNDETECTED, THE CRACKS CAN SPREAD AND POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A PARTIAL OR TOTAL SEPARATION OF THE TAG AXLE ASSEMBLY FROM THE COACH, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED BY 08V121.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| MCI G4500 | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 |
Components: SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY
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 G4500 | 2000 | 0 | 2 |
| MCI G4500 | 2001 | 0 | 8 |
| MCI G4500 | 2002 | 0 | 8 |
| MCI G4500 | 2003 | 0 | 8 |
| MCI G4500 | 2004 | 0 | 6 |
Other suspension recalls in 2006
36 of the 490 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2006 concerned the suspension; MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC filed 39 campaigns in all.
| 06V490000 21 Dec 2006 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| 06V475000 18 Dec 2006 | CROSSROADS RV |
| 06V480000 15 Dec 2006 | MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC |
| 06V473000 13 Dec 2006 | FLEETWOOD ENTERPRISES, INC. |
| 06V460000 29 Nov 2006 | STARCRAFT RV, INC. |
| 06V424000 2 Nov 2006 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
| 06V405000 25 Oct 2006 | WESTERN WORLD, INC. |
| 06V400000 18 Oct 2006 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2006