NHTSA safety recall

Recall 06V241000

Visibility › Defroster/defogger/hvac System — Mci · reported 6 Jul 2006 · 1,768 vehicles potentially affected

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.

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.

NHTSA campaign
06V241000
Filed by
Motor Coach Industries, Inc
Report received
6 Jul 2006
Owners notified
20 Jul 2006
Potentially affected
1,768

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2001 Mci 102el3 2002 Mci 102el3 2003 Mci 102el3 2004 Mci 102el3 2005 Mci 102el3 2003 Mci D 2004 Mci D 2005 Mci D 2006 Mci D 2003 Mci D4000 2004 Mci D4000 2005 Mci D4000 2006 Mci D4000 2003 Mci D4500 2004 Mci D4500 2005 Mci D4500 2006 Mci D4500 2003 Mci Dl3 2004 Mci Dl3 2005 Mci Dl3 2006 Mci Dl3 2001 Mci E4500 2002 Mci E4500 2003 Mci E4500 2004 Mci E4500 2005 Mci E4500 2001 Mci J4500 2002 Mci J4500 2003 Mci J4500 2004 Mci J4500 2005 Mci J4500

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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