The defect
Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is recalling certain 2017-2018 D4000, 2017-2019 D4005, D4000ISTV, D4505, 2017-2020 D4500, J4500, 2018-2020 D45CRTLE, and 2018-2021 J3500 vehicles. The sealing washer may not seat correctly in the pilot bore holes, allowing the high pressure fuel rail assembly to leak.
The risk
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect the rail threads, and replace the rail as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 28, 2021. Owners may contact MCI customer service at 1-800-241-2947. MCI's number for this recall is R21-009.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| MCI D4000 | 2017, 2018 |
| MCI D4000ISTV | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| MCI D4005 | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| MCI D45 CRT LE | 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| MCI D4500 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| MCI D4505 | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| MCI J3500 | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| MCI J4500 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
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 | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| MCI D4000 | 2018 | 0 | 4 |
| MCI D4000ISTV | 2017 | 0 | 2 |
| MCI D4000ISTV | 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| MCI D4000ISTV | 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| MCI D4005 | 2017 | 0 | 4 |
| MCI D4005 | 2018 | 0 | 5 |
| MCI D4005 | 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| MCI D45 CRT LE | 2018 | 0 | 4 |
| MCI D45 CRT LE | 2019 | 0 | 5 |
| MCI D45 CRT LE | 2020 | 0 | 5 |
| MCI D4500 | 2017 | 0 | 5 |
| MCI D4500 | 2018 | 0 | 7 |
| MCI D4500 | 2019 | 0 | 8 |
| MCI D4500 | 2020 | 0 | 8 |
| MCI D4505 | 2017 | 1 | 5 |
| MCI D4505 | 2018 | 0 | 7 |
| MCI D4505 | 2019 | 0 | 8 |
| MCI J3500 | 2018 | 0 | 5 |
| MCI J3500 | 2019 | 0 | 6 |
| MCI J3500 | 2020 | 0 | 4 |
| MCI J3500 | 2021 | 0 | 4 |
| MCI J4500 | 2017 | 0 | 8 |
| MCI J4500 | 2018 | 0 | 13 |
| MCI J4500 | 2019 | 0 | 12 |
| MCI J4500 | 2020 | 0 | 9 |
Other fuel system, diesel recalls in 2021
61 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the fuel system, diesel; Motor Coach Industries filed 45 campaigns in all.
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| 21V981000 16 Dec 2021 | Terex Advance Mixer, Inc. |
| 21V971000 15 Dec 2021 | Motor Coach Industries |
| 21V969000 14 Dec 2021 | Shyft Group |
| 21V962000 13 Dec 2021 | Sutphen Corporation |
| 21V965000 13 Dec 2021 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
| 21V964000 13 Dec 2021 | Seagrave Fire Apparatus, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021