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NHTSA campaign 25V457000

MCI Recall 25V-457: Incorrect Location for Emergency Exit Label/FMVSS 217

NHTSA recall 25V457000 was reported by Motor Coach Industries on July 8, 2025, with 321 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the MCI J4500, MCI D45CRT, MCI D45CRTLE and more for model years 2025–2026. Owners were notified on August 6, 2025, 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 25V457000 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.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
25V457000 (also written 25V-457 or 25V457)
Filed by
Motor Coach Industries
Report received
Potentially affected
321 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Equipment — Other — Labels
Owners notified
Safety standard
FMVSS 217

Repair completion: 29.91% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)

NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 25V457000. 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 D45CRT

    • 2025 · Vehicles built January 10, 2025 – June 27, 2025 (per NHTSA)

  • MCI D45CRTLE

    • 2025 · Vehicles built April 4, 2025 – June 27, 2025 (per NHTSA)

  • MCI D4520

    • 2025 · Vehicles built January 10, 2025 – June 6, 2025 (per NHTSA)

  • MCI J3500

    • 2025 · Vehicles built December 20, 2024 – December 20, 2024 (per NHTSA)

  • MCI J4500

    • 2025 · Vehicles built April 1, 2024 – June 27, 2025 (per NHTSA)
    • 2026
All MCI recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 25V457000.

Defect description

Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is recalling certain 2025 D4520, D45CRTLE, D45CRT, J3500, and 2025-2026 J4500 buses. The emergency exit label may be placed in the incorrect location. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."

Safety consequence

Incorrectly located labels may prevent or delay the use of the emergency exit, increasing the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

MCI will install or mail labels as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 6, 2025. Owners may contact MCI customer service at 1-800-241-2947.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 25V457000

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.