The defect
Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is recalling certain 2015-2016 D4000, 2015-2020 D4500 and D4505, 2016-2020 J4500, 2018 J3500, and 2017 D4005 buses. The seat belts may not extend from the retracted position, rendering the seat belt unusable. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection," and number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
The risk
Inability to use the seat belt may increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The remedy
MCI will notify the affected owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the seat belts, as necessary, free of charge. MCI issued owners an interim notification June 26, 2020. The recall began January 13, 2021. Owners may contact MCI customer service at 1-800-241-2947. MCI's number for this recall is SB 482.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| MCI D4000 | 2015, 2016 |
| MCI D4005 | 2017 |
| MCI D4500 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| MCI D4505 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| MCI J3500 | 2018 |
| MCI J4500 | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
Components: SEAT BELTS
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 | 2015 | 0 | 5 |
| MCI D4000 | 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| MCI D4005 | 2017 | 0 | 4 |
| MCI D4500 | 2015 | 0 | 9 |
| MCI D4500 | 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| MCI D4500 | 2017 | 0 | 5 |
| MCI D4500 | 2018 | 0 | 7 |
| MCI D4500 | 2019 | 0 | 8 |
| MCI D4500 | 2020 | 0 | 8 |
| MCI D4505 | 2015 | 0 | 8 |
| MCI D4505 | 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| MCI D4505 | 2017 | 1 | 5 |
| MCI D4505 | 2018 | 0 | 7 |
| MCI D4505 | 2019 | 0 | 8 |
| MCI D4505 | 2020 | 0 | 7 |
| MCI J3500 | 2018 | 0 | 5 |
| MCI J4500 | 2016 | 0 | 7 |
| MCI J4500 | 2017 | 0 | 8 |
| MCI J4500 | 2018 | 0 | 13 |
| MCI J4500 | 2019 | 0 | 12 |
| MCI J4500 | 2020 | 0 | 9 |
Other seat belts recalls in 2020
38 of the 782 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2020 concerned the seat belts; Motor Coach Industries filed 45 campaigns in all.
| 20V811000 23 Dec 2020 | General Motors, LLC |
| 20V792000 17 Dec 2020 | General Motors, LLC |
| 20V793000 17 Dec 2020 | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| 20V724000 20 Nov 2020 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 20V697000 12 Nov 2020 | Lion Electric Company |
| 20V671000 30 Oct 2020 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 20V659000 27 Oct 2020 | Winnebago Industries, Inc |
| 20V661000 27 Oct 2020 | Braun Ambulances |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2020