NHTSA safety recall

Recall 16V020000 · manufacturer campaign SB 431

Seats — Mci · reported 20 Jan 2016 · 607 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 and 2015 J4500 coaches manufactured November 18, 2011, to July 10, 2015, 2011-2012 and 2014-2015 D4000 coaches manufactured manufactured September 24, 2010, to September 5, 2015, 2011-2013 and 2015-2016 D4005 coaches manufactured January 17, 2011, to November 23, 2015, 2012-2014 and 2016 D4000ISTV coaches manufactured July 18, 2012, to December 2, 2015, 2010-2016 D4500 coaches manufactured April 15, 2010, to December 18, 2015 and 2011-2016 D4505 coaches manufactured December 15, 2010, to December 4, 2015. The affected buses are equipped with certain Recaro Ergo-M Commercial Bus Driver Seats that have J-Brackets that may be missing welds which could allow the seat belt anchorage assembly to separate from the J-Bracket.

The risk

If the seatbelt anchorage assembly separates from the J-Bracket, the bus driver may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash increasing their risk of injury.

The fix

MCI will notify owners and dealers will inspect the seats and determined if welds are missing. Any J-Bracket that is missing welds will be removed and replaced, free of charge. The recall began on February 15, 2016. Owners may contact MCI at 1-800-241-2947. MCI's number for this recall is SB 431.

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

NHTSA campaign
16V020000
Manufacturer campaign
SB 431
Filed by
Motor Coach Industries
Report received
20 Jan 2016
Owners notified
15 Feb 2016
Potentially affected
607

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.

2011 Mci D4000 2012 Mci D4000 2014 Mci D4000 2015 Mci D4000 2012 Mci D4000istv 2013 Mci D4000istv 2014 Mci D4000istv 2016 Mci D4000istv 2011 Mci D4005 2012 Mci D4005 2013 Mci D4005 2015 Mci D4005 2016 Mci D4005 2010 Mci D4500 2011 Mci D4500 2012 Mci D4500 2013 Mci D4500 2014 Mci D4500 2015 Mci D4500 2016 Mci D4500 2011 Mci D4505 2012 Mci D4505 2013 Mci D4505 2014 Mci D4505 2015 Mci D4505 2016 Mci D4505 2011 Mci J4500 2012 Mci J4500 2013 Mci J4500 2015 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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