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Mci D4000ISTV Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 12 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 22 model years of the Mci D4000ISTV (2001–2022).

12
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
2012
year with most recalls

Pick your Mci D4000ISTV model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2022 Mci D4000ISTV10
2021 Mci D4000ISTV10
2020 Mci D4000ISTV20
2019 Mci D4000ISTV30
2018 Mci D4000ISTV30
2017 Mci D4000ISTV20
2016 Mci D4000ISTV20
2015 Mci D4000ISTV30
2014 Mci D4000ISTV50
2013 Mci D4000ISTV40
2012 Mci D4000ISTV60
2011 Mci D4000ISTV20
2010 Mci D4000ISTV20
2009 Mci D4000ISTV30
2008 Mci D4000ISTV30
2007 Mci D4000ISTV20
2006 Mci D4000ISTV10
2005 Mci D4000ISTV10
2004 Mci D4000ISTV10
2003 Mci D4000ISTV10
2002 Mci D4000ISTV10
2001 Mci D4000ISTV10

All Mci D4000ISTV recalls (12)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Mci D4000ISTV, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Door (structure) and glass, side/rear (visibility)

    NHTSA 25V853000 Reported 15,454 vehicles potentially affected Motor Coach Industries, Inc

    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: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

  2. Electrical system

    NHTSA 21V748000 Reported 2,455 vehicles potentially affected Motor Coach Industries

    Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is recalling certain 2018 D4000, 2018-2020 D4005, D4000ISTV, 2017-2020 D4500, D4505, 2018-2021 J3500, 2017-2021 J4500, 2020 D4520, and 2018-2021 D45CRTLE motorcoaches. The Main Distribution Panel (MDP) located within the battery compartment contains a circuit board that may fail.

    Remedy: MCI Service Centers will remove the MDP and install a new main disconnect and circuit breaker panel, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 12, 2021. Owners may contact MCI's customer service…

    Model years: 2018, 2019, 2020

  3. Fuel rail (fuel system)

    NHTSA 21V364000 Reported 1,845 vehicles potentially affected Motor Coach Industries

    Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is recalling certain 2017-2018 D4000, 2017-2019 D4005, D4000ISTV, D4505, 2017-2020 D4500, J4500, 2018-2020 D45CRTLE, and 2018-2021 J3500 vehicles. The sealing washer may not seat correctly in the pilot bore holes, allowing the high pressure fuel rail assembly to leak.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the rail threads, and replace the rail as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on June 28, 2021. Owners may contact MCI customer service at 1-800-241-2947. MCI's number…

    Model years: 2017, 2018, 2019

  4. Manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe (engine and engine cooling) and exhaust system (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 18V309000 Reported 1,123 vehicles potentially affected Motor Coach Industries

    Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is recalling certain 2011-2016 D4500, D4505, D4000, D4005, and D4000 ISTV motor coaches equipped with ISX engines. Due to vibrations, the exhaust bellow pipes develop a hole.

    Remedy: MCI will notify owners, and dealers will replace the bellows pipe assembly with an improved part, free of charge. The recall began July 10, 2018. Owners may contact MCI customer service at 1-800-241-2947.

    Model years: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

  5. Seats

    NHTSA 16V020000 Reported 607 vehicles potentially affected Motor Coach Industries

    Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is recalling certain model year 2011-2013 and 2015 J4500 coaches manufactured November 18, 2011, to July 10, 2015, 2011-2012 and 2014-2015 D4000 coaches manufactured manufactured September 24, 2010, to September 5, 2015, 2011-2013 and 2015-2016 D4005 coaches manufactured January 17, 2011, to November 23,…

    Remedy: MCI will notify owners and dealers will inspect the seats and determined if welds are missing. Any J-Bracket that is missing welds will be removed and replaced, free of charge. The recall began on February 15, 2016.…

    Model years: 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016

  6. Tie rod assembly (steering)

    NHTSA 15V184000 Reported 131 vehicles potentially affected Motor Coach Industries

    Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is recalling certain model year 2014 J4500 and model year 2015 D4000ISTV, D4005, D4500, and D4505 motor coaches manufactured August 26, 2014, to December 3, 2014. The affected motor coaches have front and steerable tag axles whose tie rod nuts may be improperly torqued.

    Remedy: MCI will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the tie rod nut torque, replacing the parts as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on April 15, 2015. Owners may contact MCI customer service at 1-800-241-2947.

    Model years: 2014, 2015

  7. Headlights (exterior lighting)

    NHTSA 14V370000 Reported 686 vehicles potentially affected Motor Coach Industries

    Motor Coach Industries, Inc. (MCI) is recalling certain model year 2014 D4000, D4005, D4000ISTV, D4500, D4505, and J4500 motor coaches manufactured July 2013 to April 2014. The multiplex electrical systems controller may unintentionally turn off the vehicle's headlights while the vehicle is in gear.

    Remedy: MCI will notify owners, and dealers will update the multiplex controller software, free of charge. The recall began in July 2014. Owners may contact MCI customer service at 1-800-241-2947. MCI's number for this recall…

    Model years: 2014

  8. Exhaust system (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 13V142000 Reported 155 vehicles potentially affected Motor Coach Industries

    Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 D4000, D4000ISTV, D4005, D4500, and D4505 motorcoaches manufactured from May 2012 through December 2012 and equipped with a Cummins ISX EPA 2010 engine. In the affected buses, the bellows pipe in the exhaust system may have been incorrectly assembled, which could…

    Remedy: MCI will notify owners and dealers will inspect and replace the bellows pipes, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on April 29, 2013. Customers may contact MCI at 1-847-285-2000.

    Model years: 2012, 2013

  9. Electrical system

    NHTSA 12V086000 Reported 46 vehicles potentially affected MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC

    Motor coach industries, inc (mci) is recalling certain model year 2012 d4505, d4500, and d4000istv motor coaches, equipped with a sedan style entrance door and an actia multiplex system. Thirty minutes after the park brake is set and the ignition is turned off, the entrance door will close without warning.

    Remedy: Mci will notify owners, and remedy the affected coaches by reprogramming the multiplex system, free of charge. The recall began on april 11, 2012. Owners may contact mci at 1-800-241-2947.

    Model years: 2012

  10. Electronic stability control (esc)

    NHTSA 11V524000 Reported 1,962 vehicles potentially affected MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC

    Motor coach industries (mci) is recalling certain model year 2003, and 2007-2012 e and j models along with model year 2007-2012 d4000, d4005, d4500, d4505, d4000istv motor coaches equipped with meritor wabco electronic stability control (esc) modules, manufactured from october 2002, through october 2011. Under certain road and driving…

    Remedy: Mci will notify owners and replace the control module free of charge. The safety recall began on january 4, 2012. Owners may contact mci customer service at 1-800-241-2947.

    Model years: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

  11. Steering

    NHTSA 09V196000 Reported 502 vehicles potentially affected MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC

    Mci is recalling certain model year 2008 and 2009 motor coaches, model j4500 manufactured between october 2007 and april 2009; 2009 motor coaches models d4000istv, d4005, d4500, and d4505 manufactured between january and july 2009; 2010 d4500 coaches manufactured between december 2008 and april 2009; 2009 e4500 coaches manufactured…

    Remedy: Mci will notify owners and the vehicles will be repaired free of charge. The safety recall began on july 10, 2009. Owners may contact mci at 1-800-241-2947.

    Model years: 2009

  12. Shaft pitman (steering)

    NHTSA 08V063000 Reported 24 vehicles potentially affected MOTOR COACH INDUSTRIES, INC

    Motor coach industries (mci) is recalling 24 my 2008 d4505, d4500, d4000istv motor coaches equipped with trw steering gears, models tas85. These steering gears contain potentially defective sector shafts with an incorrect gear tooth which may interfere with the rack-piston teeth, resulting in a sticking or binding condition.

    Remedy: Mci is working with trw to replace the defective steering gear (please see 07e101). The recall began on february 11, 2008. Owners may contact trw at 1-765-429-1768 or mci at 1-204-287-4982.

    Model years: 2008

Other Mci models

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.