Vehicle report
Technical service bulletins are instructions a manufacturer sent its dealers about a known fault. They are not recalls and the work is usually not free, but they are the clearest signal of a problem the manufacturer already knows about.
MCI-375
MCI: PARCEL RACK SIDEWALL FASTENERS. SOME OF THE EXISTING PARCEL RACK MOUNTING HARDWARE IN CERTAIN MOTOR COACHES MAY HAVE BROKEN OR FALLEN OUT. THIS IS DUE TO STRESS ON EXISTING PARCEL RACK MOUNTING HARDWARE. MODELS AFFECTED E/J SERIES. NO MODEL YEARS GIVEN. *JS
MCI-382
MCI: PARCEL RACK ROOF FASTENERS. CERTAIN COACHES MAY NOT HAVE HAD THE SCREWS INSTALLED AS REQUIRED BY MCI'S PRIOR CAMPAIGN. AS A RESULT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR THE PARCEL RACKS TO NOT BE FASTENED AS SECURELY AS INTENDED. AFFECTED MODELS INCLUDE E/J SERIES. NO MODEL YEARS GIVEN. *JS
SB-357
MOTOR COACH INDUDSTRIES: INFORMATION ON REPLACING THE COOLANT PUMP THAT MAY HAVE A PROBLEM. *RM
354
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
TSB-3021
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
SB-3043
MCI: TAG UNLOAD VALVE ASSEMBLY. EFFECTIVE WITH UNIT NUMBER 65614, MCI HAS MADE DESIGN CHANGES TO THE TAG UNLOAD VALVE ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION ON SOME MODEL COACHES. THE LONGER LIFE VALVES WILL IMPROVE THE DURABILITY OF THE TAG UNLOAD VALVE ASSEMBLY. MODELS E4500/J4500 SERIES. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
3024
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 WIRE INSTALLATION. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
SB-3025
MOTOR COACH INC.: MODULE REPLACEMENT ON ROTARY SWITCH MDS MODULE. DESIGN CHANGES TO THE METHODS OF TURNING OFF MAIN BATTERY POWER, AS THE MAIN BATTERY DISCONNECT KNIFESWITCH HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A ROTARY SWITCH. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE
TSB-3023
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. *PE
SB-330
MOTOR COACH INC.: MCI HAS BECOME AWARE OF FAILURES OF THE SENSORS WHERE THE SYSTEM IS CONSTANTLY SIGNALING AN OBSTRUCTION BEHIND, WHEN NO OBSTRUCTION EXISTS. THE ORIGINAL SENSOR INSTALLED IN THE COACH WAS TOO SENSITIVE AND WOULD SOMETIMES SENSE THE REAR BUMPER AS AN OBSTRUCTION. *PE
TSB-3019
MOTORCOACH INC.: MERITOR WABCO HAS RELEASED PRODUCT INFORMATION LETTER #507 WHICH DETAILS AN INSPECTION OF THE DISC BRAKE PAD CONTRACT SURFACES. THE INSPECTION APPLIES TO ALL MCI COACHES FITTED WITH DISCPLUS EX225 BRAKES. *PE
SB-322
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
SB-315B
MOTOR COACH: ENGINE SHUTDOWN/LOW COOLANT SENSOR. DIRECT CURRENT LOW COOLANT SENSOR HAS BECOME PLATED WITH COOLANT CHEMICALS AND NO LONGER SENSES THAT COOLANT LEVEL HAS DROPPED. MODEL YEARS UNKNOWN. *PE
Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.