2004 Mci D4500 Recalls, Complaints & Specs
7 safety recalls list the 2004 Mci D4500, and owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. Check your own VIN below.
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7 safety recalls for the 2004 Mci D4500
Most recent first. Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. Click a recall for the full defect, consequence and remedy text.
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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.
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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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Equipment adaptive/mobility
Mci is recalling certain model year 2000-2009 d4000, model year 2001-2010 d4500 and model year 2005-2007 d4505 coaches equipped with ricon wheelchair lift (wcl) and a cassette-type wcl compartment door. The wheelchair lift may become disengaged from a locked position and slide unrestrained on its rollers in the storage structure,…
Remedy: Mci will provide parts and labor to install free of charge to customers, a ricon designed retrofit kit that includes a spring loaded lock mechanism. The safety recall began on march 31, 2010. Owners may contact mci…
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Interior lighting
Mci is recalling certain model year 2002-2009 d series coaches, equipped with luminator horizon LED side destination signs. The connector board can corrode due to an accumulation of moisture under the connector.
Remedy: Mci will notify owners and luminator will repair the buses free of charge. Please see luminator's defect report 09e-054. The safety recall began on november 9, 2009. Owners may contact luminator at 1-972-516-3033 or…
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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…
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Defroster/defogger/hvac system (visibility)
On certain motor coaches equipped with a slide switch to control the defroster blower speed, there is a speed controller for each of the two defroster fan motors. The speed controller may fail causing the fan motor to operate continuously in the "high" speed mode, and the carrier slide switch may fail to reduce or otherwise control the…
Remedy: Dealers will replace the defroster speed controller free of charge. The recall began on july 20, 2006. Owners may contact motor coach at 1-800-241-2947.
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Diesel (engine and engine cooling)
On certain motor coaches equipped with detroit diesel series 60 engines, the turbocharger compressors can fail.
Remedy: Detroit diesel is conducting this recall (please see 06e019000) and will remedy these motor coaches. The engines will be repaired free of charge. Owners may contact detroit diesel at 313-592-3708 or motor coach at…
1 owner complaint filed with NHTSA
Owners of the 2004 Mci D4500 have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA; 1 describe a crash. The average mileage at failure in those reports is 250,000 miles. Complaints peaked in 2007 with 1 filed that year.
Most-reported components
What owners are reporting
“Tl*- the contactlost control of a 2004 mci f3500 coach at a speed of 30 MPH. The failure and current mileage were both 250000. The contact had the vehicle towed to a facility in st. Louis, where he wa”
Owner complaint to NHTSA, February 20, 2007 · Steering
Compare Mci D4500 model years
Recall and complaint counts for every Mci D4500 model year in NHTSA's database.
Checking a specific 2004 Mci D4500
How do I know if my 2004 Mci D4500 has an open recall?
Enter your 17-character VIN above. The VIN is on the driver's side dashboard (visible through the windshield), the driver's door jamb sticker, and your registration or insurance card. The check runs against NHTSA's live database and tells you which campaigns list your vehicle. 7 campaigns currently list the 2004 Mci D4500; your car may already have been repaired under some of them.
Is the recall repair free?
Yes. Under federal law, manufacturers must fix safety recalls at no charge for vehicles up to 15 years old from the date of sale to the first owner. Contact any authorised Mci dealer with your VIN and the NHTSA campaign number (for example 06V140000).
What is the difference between a recall and a complaint?
A recall is a safety campaign filed by the manufacturer or ordered by NHTSA, with a defined defect and remedy. A complaint is a report an owner sent to NHTSA; it is not verified, but patterns of complaints are what trigger NHTSA investigations and, eventually, recalls.
Other Mci models
- J45003 complaints
- 102D32 complaints
- 102DL32 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.