1998 MCI D SERIES Recall
- Campaign:
- 98V308002 on 02/10/1999
- Component:
- Seats
- Manufactured:
- 06/30/1998 - 12/30/1998
- Affected:
- 1
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: transit buses. the tether plates, which are attached to the rear of both the upper and lower frames of the suspension unit, contain a sharp edge which can cause premature weat of the nylon tethers. this does not comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 207, "seating systems," and no. 210, "seat belt assembly anchorages."
- Consequence:
- In the event of a crash, these seat belts may not properly restain the occupant increasing the risk of personal injury.
- Correction:
- Isringhausen is conducting the owner notification for this recall. owners will be provided with a replacement kit which includes new tethers, tether plates, nut, bolts, and a technical bulletin with detailed replacement instructions.
- Notes:
- Isringhausen is conducting the owner notification for this recall.owner notification began december 14, 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 contactisringhausen at 1-616-968-5333 or mci at 1-204-287-4982.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
1998 MCI D SERIES TSBs (24)
- Bulletin:
- SB-3009
- Component:
- 162300 structure:body:door
- Summary:
- Motorcoach: a design change to the bearing block installation on the #2 rh baggage bay door used with wheelchair lift coaches. model years unknown. *pe
- Bulletin:
- SB-314
- Component:
- 062000 engine and engine cooling:cooling system
- Summary:
- Motor coach: engine shut down/low coolant sensor. direct current low coolant sensor has become plated with coolant chemicals and no longer senses that the coolant level has dropped. model years unknown. *pe
- Bulletin:
- SB-322
- Component:
- 061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
- Summary:
- Motorcoach inc.: caterpillar program for updating the regeneration system on c13 acert. models d, e, j coaches equipped with cat c13 acert engine. model years unknown. *pe
- Bulletin:
- SB-332
- Component:
- 061200 engine and engine cooling:engine:diesel
- Summary:
- Motorcoaches inc: engine mount limiting rebound washer. damaged diesel particulate filter (dpf) bellow tube. engine torque deflection transferring stress to bellow tube installation. no model years listed. *pe
- Bulletin:
- TSB-3022
- Component:
- 034400 service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:drum
- Summary:
- Motorcoach inc.: brake camshaft and slack adjuster lubrication procedure. *pe
- Bulletin:
- TSB-3020
- Component:
- 101000 power train:clutch assembly
- Summary:
- Motorcoach inc.: linnig two (2) speed clutch service kit. the clutch assembly should be service every 75,000 miles/120,000km and 150,000 miles/241,000km. *pe updated 12/23/09. *pe
- Bulletin:
- TSB-3018
- Component:
- 061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
- Summary:
- Motor coaches inc.: engine mount limiting rebound washer. design changes has been made to the engine cradle installation on d series coaches equipped with a 2007 epa ddc s60 engine and an allison transmission. *pe
- Bulletin:
- SB-333
- Component:
- 060000 engine and engine cooling
- Summary:
- Motor coach inc.: may experience compressor discharge port damage due to loose discharge fitting. deterioration of the 0-ring due to temperature. coaches with caterpillar engines equipped with a ba922 compressor to replace the existing d
- Bulletin:
- TSB-3021
- Component:
- 045100 service brakes, air:disc:caliper
- Summary:
- Motor coach inc.: ex225 brake caliper slide pin bushing service kit. a slide pin bushing service kit for the ex225 brake caliper has been released. no model years listed. *pe updated 5/31/11. *pe
- Bulletin:
- 3024
- Component:
- 113200 electrical system:starter assembly:relay
- Summary:
- Motor coach inc.: mitsubishi starter relay wires. the mitsubishi started relay wires may be subject to corrosion due to the presence of water. effective with unit numbers 58917 and 65195, mci has made design changes to the starter relay
- Bulletin:
- TSB-3023
- Component:
- 045000 service brakes, air:disc
- Summary:
- Motor coach inc.: disc plus ex225 brake actuator test procedure. meritor wabco has released product information letter 505 which details a test procedure to check actuators fitted to discplus ex225 disc brakes. no model years listed.
- Bulletin:
- SB-3040
- Component:
- 045200 service brakes, air:disc:pads
- Summary:
- Mci: ma703 brake pads on ex225 disc brakes. a product improvement change to the brake pads used on meritor axle assemblies of d/e/j series coaches having ex225 disc brakes. no model years listed. *pe
- Bulletin:
- SB-3032
- Component:
- 061200 engine and engine cooling:engine:diesel
- Summary:
- Mci: engine compartment fire detection. mci replaced the engine compartment kidde fenwal fire detector sensors with amerex fire detector sensors. the new sensors are sealed, compact design, with an improved service life, therefore reduci
- Bulletin:
- SB-3031
- Component:
- 061200 engine and engine cooling:engine:diesel
- Summary:
- Mci: a/c belt snubber. effective with 59335, mci has made design changes to the a/c belt snubber bracket installation on coaches equipped with cummins ism engines. this design change will improve durability of the belt in the event the b
- Bulletin:
- SB-3029
- Component:
- 341000 communications:horn assembly
- Summary:
- Mci: controls electric horn harness. potential for delayed horn response on d model coaches equipped with i/o controls. the following retrofit procedure is applicable to d series coaches equipped with i/o controls between the range of, a
- Bulletin:
- SB-3048
- Component:
- 353600 equipment:air conditioner
- Summary:
- Motor coach industries: some a/c compressors may have the dust cover snap ring installed backwards. there may be a rattling or shortening of clutch life cycle. *rm
- Bulletin:
- SB-3044
- Component:
- 021600 suspension:front:wheel bearing
- Summary:
- Motor coach industries: there have been service kits released for the clutch. *rm
- Bulletin:
- 354
- Component:
- 102000 power train:manual transmission
- Summary:
- Motor coach industries service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. there may be a harsh downshift, rpm flare, or the transmission may lock. *rm
- Bulletin:
- SB-357
- Component:
- 980000 unknown or other
- Summary:
- Motor coach indudstries: information on replacing the coolant pump that may have a problem. *rm
- Bulletin:
- SB-3061
- Component:
- 062100 engine and engine cooling:cooling system:radiator assembly
- Summary:
- Motor coach industries: an improvement for the rear upper door radiator. *rm
- Bulletin:
- SB-363
- Component:
- 114000 electrical system:wiring
- Summary:
- Motor coach inc: information pertaining to coaches equipped with 2007-09 my engine and dual bosch alternators, whereby the harness wire may overheat, due to installation of unused harness wire. *pe
- Bulletin:
- MCI-361
- Component:
- 250000 electronic stability control
- Summary:
- Mci-361: electronic stability control (esc) tell-tale. customers may experience the electronic stability control tell-tale illuminating and trouble codes 231-9 and 231-14 logging. this due to the esc controller module not receiving tag axle
- Bulletin:
- SB-3072
- Component:
- 102000 power train:manual transmission
- Summary:
- Mci: information provided in the event of loom damage or chafing occurring to the interface harness wire loom and p-clips for transmission, the wires would need to be re- routed and replaced. models d series no model years listed.
- Bulletin:
- SB-391
- Component:
- 102000 power train:manual transmission
- Summary:
- Mci: allison transmission, the manufacturer of dual power inverter module 2 (dpim2) is replacing all of the transmissions on d model coaches. model d series. no model years listed. *pe
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