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Recall 09V446000: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR

MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC · Reported to NHTSA Nov 18, 2009

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.

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Units potentially affectedThe manufacturer's own estimate of how many vehicles or items of equipment may contain the defect. It is not a count of failures, and not every unit in the range is necessarily affected.
1,007
Model years coveredModel years in our database that NHTSA matched to this campaign. Whether an individual vehicle is covered still depends on its VIN.
14
Models covered
3
Grouped from the model years above
Reported to NHTSA
Nov 18, 2009
Production Aug 1, 2004 – Dec 31, 2008

What this recall covers

NHTSA's campaign record, quoted as published

The defect

MCI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2005-2008 D4000, MODEL YEAR 2005-2009 D4500 AND D4505 TRANSIT BUSES, EQUIPPED WITH CATERPILLAR C13 ENGINE AND 50DN ALTERNATOR. THE ALTERNATOR CABLE MAY BECOME LOOSE WITHIN THE CABLE CLAMP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN CHAFING OF THE ALTERNATOR CABLE AND POSSIBLE ARCING OF THE CABLE WIRES.

The risk

THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

The remedy

MCI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR CABLE CLAMP AND RELATED HARDWARE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 30, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MCI CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-241-2947.

Notes

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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

A safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.

Campaign details

Identifiers and dates as filed with NHTSA

Manufacturer
MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC
Manufacturer's campaign number
Not recorded
NHTSA campaign number
09V446000
Units potentially affected
1,007
Report received
Nov 18, 2009
Production range
Aug 1, 2004 – Dec 31, 2008
Campaign type
Vehicle
Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
Not recorded

Vehicles covered

14 model years across 3 models

Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.