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Mci - Motor coach industries

Official notice

17 Jun 2014

Last checked

17 Jun 2014

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Mci - Motor coach industries. On certain buses, the load shedding feature programmed into the multiplex controller can deactivate the headlights when the starter is cranking. Under certain conditions, the headlights may become deactivated when the transmission is in gear. Sudden loss of headlights while a vehicle is in operation could impair the driver's vision resulting in a crash causing injury and/or property damage. Correction: Dealers will reprogram the multiplex controller. Published 2014-06-17.

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Recall number

70023

Official notice

2014-06-17

The hazard

On certain buses, the load shedding feature programmed into the multiplex controller can deactivate the headlights when the starter is cranking. Under certain conditions, the headlights may become deactivated when the transmission is in gear. Sudden loss of headlights while a vehicle is in operation could impair the driver's vision resulting in a crash causing injury and/or property damage. Correction: Dealers will reprogram the multiplex controller.

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Recall Numbers

70023

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2014, Make: MCI, Model: D SERIES

Product 2

Year: 2014, Make: MCI, Model: J SERIES

Risk / hazard

On certain buses, the load shedding feature programmed into the multiplex controller can deactivate the headlights when the starter is cranking. Under certain conditions, the headlights may become deactivated when the transmission is in gear. Sudden loss of headlights while a vehicle is in operation could impair the driver's vision resulting in a crash causing injury and/or property damage. Correction: Dealers will reprogram the multiplex controller.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Mci, Motor Coach.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

70023

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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