NHTSA campaign 11V524000

MCI Recall 11V-524: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM MODULE

NHTSA recall 11V524000 was reported by MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC on October 26, 2011, with 1,962 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the MCI E4500, MCI J4500, MCI D4000 and more for model years 2003, 2007–2012. Owners were notified on January 4, 2012, 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 11V524000 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: 11V524000 (also written 11V-524 or 11V524)
Filed by: MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC
Report received: October 26, 2011
Potentially affected: 1,962 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
Owners notified: January 4, 2012

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V524000. 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 D4000
- 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
MCI D4000ISTV
- 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
MCI D4005
- 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
MCI D4500
- 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
MCI D4505
- 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
MCI E4500
- 2003
- 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
MCI J4500
- 2003
- 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

All MCI recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V524000.

Defect description

MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES (MCI) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2003, AND 2007-2012 E AND J MODELS ALONG WITH MODEL YEAR 2007-2012 D4000, D4005, D4500, D4505, D4000ISTV MOTOR COACHES EQUIPPED WITH MERITOR WABCO ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) MODULES, MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 2002, THROUGH OCTOBER 2011. UNDER CERTAIN ROAD AND DRIVING CONDITIONS, VEHICLE BODY ROLL AND ROAD INCLINATION CHARACTERISTICS MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT THE SLIP ANGLE CALCULATION OF THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) SYSTEM. THIS MIGHT CAUSE THE ESC TO PERCEIVE AN OVER STEERING SITUATION AND THEREFORE APPLY THE OUTER WHEEL BRAKE ON THE FRONT AXLE UNTIL THE VEHICLE IS PERCEIVED TO BE STABLE.

Safety consequence

IF THE DRIVER IS SLOW TO REACT DURING THIS ESC INTERVENTION, THE VEHICLE MAY DEVIATE FROM THE INTENDED LINE OF TRAVEL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

MCI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE CONTROL MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 4, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MCI CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-241-2947.

Notes

MCI SAFETY RECALL NUMBER IS 371.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> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 11V524000

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.