NHTSA campaign 98V044000

MOTOR COACH IND., INC. Recall 98V-044: MCI/AXLE/BRAKING SYSTEMS

NHTSA recall 98V044000 was reported by MOTOR COACH IND., INC. on March 9, 1998, with 220 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the MCI Renaissance for the 1998 model year. Owners were notified on March 30, 1998, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 98V044000 (also written 98V-044 or 98V044)
Filed by: MOTOR COACH IND., INC.
Report received: March 9, 1998
Potentially affected: 220 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Disc — Caliper
Owners notified: March 30, 1998

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V044000. 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 Renaissance
- 1998

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V044000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR COACHES. THE SIX MOUNTING BOLTS THAT PASS THROUGH THE TORQUE PLATE AND HOLD THE CALIPER CARRIER, ARE LOOSE, UNDER TORQUED, OR MISSING.

Safety consequence

IF NOT AT PROPER TORQUE, LOOSE, OR MISSING, THE LOSS OF THE BOLTS CAN ALLOW THE BRAKE CALIPER TO COME IN CONTACT WITH THE RIM AND AFFECT BRAKING PERFORMANCE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND RETORQUE (OR REPLACE) THE SIX CALIPER MOUNTING BOLTS, AND ANY RELATED ITEMS REQUIRED TO MAKE THE CORRECTIONS.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY THE END OF MARCH 1998.OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT MCI AT 1-800-241-2947.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 98V044000

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.