NHTSA campaign 08V063000 · Manufacturer campaign 296

MCI Recall 08V-063: STEERING GEAR/TRW

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 08V063000 (Manufacturer campaign 296) was reported by MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC on February 7, 2008, with 24 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the MCI D4000ISTV, MCI D4500 and MCI D4505 for the 2008 model year. Owners were notified on February 11, 2008, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 08V063000 (also written 08V-063 or 08V063)
Filed by: MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC
Manufacturer campaign number: 296
Report received: February 7, 2008
Potentially affected: 24 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Steering — Gear Box — Shaft Pitman
Owners notified: February 11, 2008
NHTSA investigation: Equipment Query EQ08-002 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V063000. 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

MCI D4000ISTV
- 2008
MCI D4500
- 2008
MCI D4505
- 2008

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V063000.

Defect description

MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES (MCI) IS RECALLING 24 MY 2008 D4505, D4500, D4000ISTV MOTOR COACHES EQUIPPED WITH TRW STEERING GEARS, MODELS TAS85. THESE STEERING GEARS CONTAIN POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE SECTOR SHAFTS WITH AN INCORRECT GEAR TOOTH WHICH MAY INTERFERE WITH THE RACK-PISTON TEETH, RESULTING IN A STICKING OR BINDING CONDITION.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE THE STEERING GEAR TO STALL AND RESTRICT THE STEERING TURNING ANGLE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

MCI IS WORKING WITH TRW TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE STEERING GEAR (PLEASE SEE 07E101). THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 11, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TRW AT 1-765-429-1768 OR MCI AT 1-204-287-4982.

Notes

MCI RECALL NO. 296.CUSTOMERS 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 HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 08V063000

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.