The defect
Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 and 2015 J4500 coaches manufactured November 18, 2011, to July 10, 2015, 2011-2012 and 2014-2015 D4000 coaches manufactured manufactured September 24, 2010, to September 5, 2015, 2011-2013 and 2015-2016 D4005 coaches manufactured January 17, 2011, to November 23, 2015, 2012-2014 and 2016 D4000ISTV coaches manufactured July 18, 2012, to December 2, 2015, 2010-2016 D4500 coaches manufactured April 15, 2010, to December 18, 2015 and 2011-2016 D4505 coaches manufactured December 15, 2010, to December 4, 2015. The affected buses are equipped with certain Recaro Ergo-M Commercial Bus Driver Seats that have J-Brackets that may be missing welds which could allow the seat belt anchorage assembly to separate from the J-Bracket.
The risk
If the seatbelt anchorage assembly separates from the J-Bracket, the bus driver may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash increasing their risk of injury.
The remedy
MCI will notify owners and dealers will inspect the seats and determined if welds are missing. Any J-Bracket that is missing welds will be removed and replaced, free of charge. The recall began on February 15, 2016. Owners may contact MCI at 1-800-241-2947. MCI's number for this recall is SB 431.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| MCI D4000 | 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 |
| MCI D4000ISTV | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 |
| MCI D4005 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 |
| MCI D4500 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| MCI D4505 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| MCI J4500 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 |
Components: SEATS
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 D4000 | 2011 | 0 | 9 |
| MCI D4000 | 2012 | 0 | 7 |
| MCI D4000 | 2014 | 0 | 4 |
| MCI D4000 | 2015 | 0 | 5 |
| MCI D4000ISTV | 2012 | 0 | 6 |
| MCI D4000ISTV | 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| MCI D4000ISTV | 2014 | 0 | 5 |
| MCI D4000ISTV | 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| MCI D4005 | 2011 | 0 | 5 |
| MCI D4005 | 2012 | 0 | 7 |
| MCI D4005 | 2013 | 0 | 5 |
| MCI D4005 | 2015 | 0 | 6 |
| MCI D4005 | 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| MCI D4500 | 2010 | 0 | 10 |
| MCI D4500 | 2011 | 0 | 9 |
| MCI D4500 | 2012 | 0 | 7 |
| MCI D4500 | 2013 | 0 | 5 |
| MCI D4500 | 2014 | 0 | 8 |
| MCI D4500 | 2015 | 0 | 9 |
| MCI D4500 | 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| MCI D4505 | 2011 | 0 | 8 |
| MCI D4505 | 2012 | 0 | 8 |
| MCI D4505 | 2013 | 0 | 6 |
| MCI D4505 | 2014 | 0 | 7 |
| MCI D4505 | 2015 | 0 | 8 |
| MCI D4505 | 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| MCI J4500 | 2011 | 0 | 13 |
| MCI J4500 | 2012 | 1 | 7 |
| MCI J4500 | 2013 | 0 | 7 |
| MCI J4500 | 2015 | 0 | 10 |
Other seats recalls in 2016
43 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the seats; Motor Coach Industries filed 45 campaigns in all.
| 16V933000 27 Dec 2016 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 16V932000 27 Dec 2016 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 16V874000 5 Dec 2016 | Ford Motor Company |
| 16V816000 10 Nov 2016 | Bentley Motors, Inc. |
| 16V794000 1 Nov 2016 | Winnebago Industries, Inc |
| 16V770000 24 Oct 2016 | Kia Motors America |
| 16V718000 7 Oct 2016 | REV Ambulance Group Orlando, INC. |
| 16V703000 30 Sept 2016 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016