2001–2005 MCI 102EL3 & 2001–2005 MCI E4500 + 5 more recall: windows, wipers & mirrors
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain motor coaches equipped with a slide switch to control the defroster blower speed, there is a speed controller for each of the two defroster fan motors. The speed controller may fail causing the fan motor to operate continuously in the "high" speed mode, and the carrier slide switch may fail to reduce or otherwise control the fan motor speed.
💥 The risk
The speed controller may overheat and result in a thermal even, such as smoking or possible fire.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the defroster speed controller free of charge. The recall began on july 20, 2006. Owners may contact motor coach at 1-800-241-2947.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V241000
- Manufacturer
- MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC
- Vehicles affected
- 1,768
- Component
- VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
- Owner phone
- 1-800-241-2947
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jul 20, 2006
- Built
- Jul 15, 2002 – Jun 1, 2006
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.