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1997 Mci 102D3 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest May 24, 2006
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since May 24, 2006

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1997 Mci 102D3. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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BrakesElectricalEngine+3 more
Filed May 24, 2006
Fire reported

GREYHOUND BUS FIRES- UNSOLICITED REPORT. *TS GREYHOUND CONFIRMED THAT THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF THE COACHES ARE RECURRING ORIGINATION POINTS FOR BUS FIRES: TAG AXLES AND BEARINGS, TURBO CHARGERS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BRAKE SYSTEM AND FUEL HEATERS AND FILTER. THE TAG AXLE WAS REDESIGNED. THE NEW DESIGN USED SMALL WHEEL BEARINGS. THE LOAD RATING FOR THE SMALL WHEEL BEARING DECREASED BY APPROXIMATELY 30% FOR THE INNER WHEEL BEARING AND BY 35% FOR THE OUTER WHEEL BEARING WHEN COMPARED TO THE OLDER, LARGER BEARINGS. GREYHOUND ALSO OBSERVED STRESS RELATED PROBLEMS WITH THE TAG AXLE ASSEMBLY SINCE 2001. THE SECOND RECURRING ISSUE GREYHOUND HAD IS THE TURBO CHARGER FAILURES ON DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 60 ENGINES BUILT FROM 2000-2005. SPARKS CAUSED BY SHORTS AND FAULTY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN ANOTHER RECURRING SOURCE OF BUS FIRES. THE HEAT GENERATED BY THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS THE FOURTH RECURRING SOURCE OF FIRES. GREYHOUND ALSO FOUND ANCILLARY FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENTS SUCH AS FUEL HEATER AS ANOTHER RECURRING SOURCE OF BUS FIRES. TYPICALLY, AN ELECTRICAL SPARK IGNITES DIESEL FUEL IN THESE INCIDENTS. (MAKE: MOTOR COACH IND MODEL: 102D3 YEARS: 1997-2001). *NM

NHTSA ID
10159427
Incident
Apr 14, 2006

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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