NHTSA safety recall

Recall 06V481000 · manufacturer campaign 274

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery — Mci · reported 19 Dec 2006 · 1,617 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

ON CERTAIN MOTOR COACHES, THE BOOST CONNECTOR HOUSING CAN FAIL OVER TIME, EXPOSING THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE TERMINALS.

The risk

THIS COULD RESULT IN THE GROUNDING OF AN UNPROTECTED CIRCUIT AND COULD LEAD TO A THERMAL EVENT IF NOT CORRECTED.

The fix

CUSTOMERS ARE BEING ADVISED TO REMOVE THE BOOST CONNECTOR AND DISCARD IT. CUSTOMERS WILL BE OFFERED A NEW DESIGN BOOST CONNECTOR AS AN ALTERNATIVE AT NO COST. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 2, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MCI AT 1-800-241-2947.

MCI RECALL NO. 274.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
06V481000
Manufacturer campaign
274
Filed by
Motor Coach Industries, Inc
Report received
19 Dec 2006
Owners notified
2 Jan 2007
Potentially affected
1,617

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.

1997 Mci 102d3 1998 Mci 102d3 1999 Mci 102d3 2000 Mci 102d3 2001 Mci 102d3 2002 Mci 102d3 2003 Mci 102d3 2004 Mci 102d3 2005 Mci 102d3 2006 Mci 102d3 1997 Mci 102dl3 1998 Mci 102dl3 1999 Mci 102dl3 2000 Mci 102dl3 2001 Mci 102dl3 2002 Mci 102dl3 2003 Mci 102dl3 2004 Mci 102dl3 2005 Mci 102dl3 2006 Mci 102dl3 1997 Mci 102dl3ss 1998 Mci 102dl3ss 1999 Mci 102dl3ss 2000 Mci 102dl3ss 2001 Mci 102dl3ss 2002 Mci 102dl3ss 2003 Mci 102dl3ss 2004 Mci 102dl3ss 2005 Mci 102dl3ss 2006 Mci 102dl3ss 1997 Mci D4000 1998 Mci D4000 1999 Mci D4000 2000 Mci D4000 2001 Mci D4000 2002 Mci D4000 2003 Mci D4000 2004 Mci D4000 2005 Mci D4000 2006 Mci D4000 1997 Mci D4500 1998 Mci D4500 1999 Mci D4500 2000 Mci D4500 2001 Mci D4500 2002 Mci D4500 2003 Mci D4500 2004 Mci D4500 2005 Mci D4500 2006 Mci D4500

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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