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Motor Coach - Coolant hose may fail

Official notice

31 Aug 2020

Last checked

31 Aug 2020

Medium riskNHTSA
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An official NHTSA notice concerns Motor Coach - Coolant hose may fail. The spilled coolant may increase the risk of a crash. Additionally, transferring passengers from the disabled bus can increase their risk of injury. Published 2020-08-31.

What to do now

Mci will notify owners, and dealers will replace the coolant hose, free of charge. The recall began october 30, 2020. Owners may contact mci customer service at 1-800-241-2947. Mci's number for this recall is sb 486.

Units affected

1,561

Recall number

SB 486

Official notice

2020-08-31

The hazard

The spilled coolant may increase the risk of a crash. Additionally, transferring passengers from the disabled bus can increase their risk of injury.

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Affected products

Product 1

Motor Coach Industries, Inc — Coolant hose may fail

Units affected

1,561

Risk / hazard

The spilled coolant may increase the risk of a crash. Additionally, transferring passengers from the disabled bus can increase their risk of injury.

Where it was sold

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

Location 1

US · United States

Affected area 1

US · United States

Company & contacts

Brand

Motor Coach

Manufacturer

Motor coach industries, inc

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Motor Coach. Contact: Motor Coach Industries, Inc.

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

SB 486

Campaign number

20V526000

Units affected

1,561

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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