Mci 102DL3 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA lists 9 safety recalls and 2 owner complaints across 19 model years of the Mci 102DL3 (1988–2006). The most-complained-about year is 1997.
Pick your Mci 102DL3 model year
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 Mci 102DL3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 Mci 102DL3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 Mci 102DL3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 Mci 102DL3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 Mci 102DL3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 Mci 102DL3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 Mci 102DL3 | 5 | 1 |
| 1999 Mci 102DL3 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 Mci 102DL3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 Mci 102DL3 | 3 | 1 |
| 1996 Mci 102DL3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 Mci 102DL3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 Mci 102DL3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 Mci 102DL3 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 Mci 102DL3 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 Mci 102DL3 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 Mci 102DL3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 Mci 102DL3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 Mci 102DL3 | 1 | 0 |
What Mci 102DL3 owners complain about
Across all model years, owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA. The 1997 model year has the most, with 1.
All Mci 102DL3 recalls (9)
Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Mci 102DL3, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.
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Door (structure) and glass, side/rear (visibility)
Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is recalling certain 102DL3, 102D3, MC12PTV, E4500, D4000, 102D3ISTV, D4500, J4500, D4000ISTV, D4005, D4505, and J3500 transit buses. Please refer to MCI's recall report for specific model year information. The front door lower curb view glazing material is incorrect. As such, these vehicles fail to conform…
Remedy: MCI will replace the glass, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 4, 2026. Owners may contact MCI customer service at 1-800-241-2947. MCI's number for this recall is 22-005.
Model years: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
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Driveshaft (power train)
Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is recalling certain model year 1993-1995 102DL3 motor coaches manufactured November 1992 to January 1995, and 2006 and 2008 D4505 motor coaches manufactured June 2005 to April 2008. The affected buses are equipped with a driveshaft with a compressed length of 30 inches or less, a steerable trailing axle…
Remedy: MCI will notify owners, and dealers will add a secondary drive shaft containment hoop forward of the tag axle support structure, free of charge. The recall began on August 7, 2014. Owners may contact MCI customer…
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Electrical system
Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is recalling certain model year 2000-2012 D, E, G and J series coaches manufactured January 2000 through June 2011 and equipped with Sure Power battery equalizers containing a particular epoxy sealing, aka 'potting', compound. The specific potting compound used in the subject products for insulation was…
Remedy: MCI will notify owners, and Sure Power will replace the equalizers, free of charge. Owners may contact MCI at 1-847-285-2000. This campaign is MCI service bulletin 401.
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12v/24v/48v battery (electrical system)
On certain motor coaches, the boost connector housing can fail over time, exposing the positive and negative terminals.
Remedy: Customers are being advised to remove the boost connector and discard it. Customers will be offered a new design boost connector as an alternative at no cost. The recall began on january 2, 2007. Owners may contact mci…
Model years: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
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Tie rod assembly (steering)
Motorhomes equipped with drag link assemblies containing 20-edl model ball sockets and manufactured by trw. Certain of the tie rod ball-socket bearings have a below-specification case depth and/or hardness, which can lead to premature wear of the socket.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the defective drag links. Owner/distributor notification began april 18, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free…
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Antilock (service brakes)
Vehicle description: motor home chassis built with bendix air ABS with an ec-17 1030r electronic control unit (ECU), there have been reports of unwanted ABS activation at low speeds caused by 1) chafed ABS wheel speed sensor wires on rotating parts or 2) a damaged component at the wheel end that generates a certain type of erratic…
Remedy: Dealers will replace the ABS ECU.
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Furnace (equipment)
Vehicle description: buses equipped with 4-stroke cycle engines. Engine compartment fires have occurred at or near the webasto diesel fueled auxiliary heater.
Remedy: Mci is asking coach operators to disable the webasto heater by disconnecting the appropriate fuses.
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Service brakes, air
The brake rod to brake arm attaching nut and bolt are undertorqued and may loosen and fall off causing separation of the rod and arm.
Remedy: Mci will supply 1/2" unf "stover" locknut to customers. This locknut should be installed immediately and torqued to 40 lb/ft (54 nm). A fastener will also be provided to the customer along with the installation…
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Foundation components (service brakes)
The brackets used to restrain the "reference-zero" arm of the drive axle slack adjusters may flex excessively, and prevent self adjustment of the slack adjusters. This could degrade brake efficiency as the brake shoes wear.
Remedy: A retrofit kit is to be installed to correct the problem with the attachment brackets.
Other Mci models
- J45003 complaints
- 102D32 complaints
- D45002 complaints
- E45002 complaints
- D4500/102DL31 complaints
- D45051 complaints
- MC121 complaints
- Renaissance1 complaints
Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.