2000–2003 MCI F3500 recall: steering
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain motor coaches where the steering arm idler bracket mounting is attached to the underside of the frame, the frame structure CAN crack and the idler plate CAN separate.
💥 The risk
This could lead to loss of steering control and a crash without warning.
🔧 The fix
MCI will add reinforcement gussets in order to reduce the stress where cracking CAN occur, and will repair the existing components in the affected units as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on august 7, 2007. Owners may contact MCI 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
- 07V191000
- Manufacturer
- MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC
- Vehicles affected
- 163
- Component
- STEERING
- Owner phone
- 1-800-241-2947
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Aug 7, 2007
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Customers may 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.