2010 MCI D4000 & 2010 MCI D4005 + 4 more recall: powertrain & transmission
⚠️ What's wrong
MCI is recalling certain model year 2010 D4000, D4005, D4500, D4505, E4500, and J4500 model motor coaches manufactured from september 2009 through may 2010, equipped with arvinmeritor front and tag axle assemblies. The suspect axles may have had improper torque applied to the hub/rotor/wheel adapter bolts during the assembly process. Reduced bolt torque could lead to vibration loosening of the bolt.
💥 The risk
This could result in a loss of the wheel possibly resulting in a crash.
🔧 The fix
MCI will notify owners and dealers will repair the motor coaches free of charge. The safety recall began on may 28, 2010. 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
- 10V199000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 345/346
- Manufacturer
- MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC
- Vehicles affected
- 335
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-241-2947
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- May 28, 2010
- Built
- Oct 1, 2009 – Mar 31, 2010
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Mci's recall campaign numbers are 345 and 346.owners may 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 .