NHTSA campaign 98V107000

MOTOR COACH IND., INC. Recall 98V-107: MCI/TIE ROD BALL JOINT COTTER PIN/NUT

NHTSA recall 98V107000 was reported by MOTOR COACH IND., INC. on May 18, 1998, with 296 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the MCI 102A3 for the 1998 model year. Owners were notified on July 8, 1998, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 98V107000 (also written 98V-107 or 98V107)
Filed by: MOTOR COACH IND., INC.
Report received: May 18, 1998
Potentially affected: 296 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Suspension — Front — Control Arm — Upper Ball Joint
Owners notified: July 8, 1998

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V107000. 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 102A3
- 1998

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V107000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT COACHES. THE TIE ROD BALL JOINT COTTER PIN AND NUT MAY BE MISSING OR THE NUT MAY BE LOOSE.

Safety consequence

THE TIE ROD BALL JOINT COULD SEPARATE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BALL JOINT TORQUE AND RETIGHTEN ANY LOOSE PARTS OR REPLACE ANY MISSING PARTS.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 8, 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 98V107000

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.