The defect
MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC (MCI) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2012 J MOTOR COACHES. DUE TO INADEQUATE BONDING, THE TRANSOM WINDOWS (THE REAR-MOST WINDOWS ON EACH SIDE), MAY DETACH FROM THE COACH.
The risk
A TRANSOM WINDOW MAY DETACH WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
The remedy
MCI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSTALL MECHANICAL RETENTION CLIPS ON THE TRANSOM WINDOWS, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 5, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MCI AT 1-800-241-2947.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| MCI J4500 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
Components: VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
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 J4500 | 2009 | 0 | 11 |
| MCI J4500 | 2010 | 0 | 11 |
| MCI J4500 | 2011 | 0 | 13 |
| MCI J4500 | 2012 | 1 | 7 |
Other visibility recalls in 2012
42 of the 583 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2012 concerned the visibility; MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC filed 39 campaigns in all.
| 12V568000 7 Dec 2012 | Hyundai Motor Company |
| 12V544000 23 Nov 2012 | Temsa Global Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. |
| 12V549000 23 Nov 2012 | Nova Bus |
| 12V506000 18 Oct 2012 | GILLIG CORPORATION |
| 12V515000 17 Oct 2012 | New Flyer Industries Ltd. |
| 12V491000 10 Oct 2012 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 12V485000 4 Oct 2012 | JAGUAR LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 12V444000 12 Sept 2012 | NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2012