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NHTSA campaign 06V481000 · Manufacturer campaign 274

MCI Recall 06V-481: BOOST CONNECTOR

NHTSA recall 06V481000 (Manufacturer campaign 274) was reported by MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC on December 19, 2006, with 1,617 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the MCI 102D3, MCI 102DL3, MCI 102DL3SS and more for model years 1997–2006. Owners were notified on January 2, 2007, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 06V481000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
06V481000 (also written 06V-481 or 06V481)
Filed by
MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC
Manufacturer campaign number
274
Report received
Potentially affected
1,617 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Electrical System — 12V/24V/48V Battery
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V481000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

MCI

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V481000.

Defect description

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

Safety consequence

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

Manufacturer remedy

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.

Notes

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.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V481000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.