STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT
Published October 9, 2018 · Recall initiated: October 3, 2018
What's the hazard
Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is recalling certain 2018-2019 MCI J4500 motorcoaches with the 60 passenger seating option. These vehicles may have an insufficient number of emergency egress windows, inhibiting passenger exit in the event of an emergency. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release.
What to do
MCI will notify owners, and dealers will replace a non-egress window on each side of the vehicle to an egress window and install the proper emergency exit window labels, free of charge. The recall began April 4, 2019. Owners may contact MCI customer service at 1-800-241-2947. MCI's number for this recall is FCP 468.
Recall details
- Brand
- MCI
- Model
- J4500
- Manufacturer
- Motor Coach Industries, Inc
- Lot
- 2019 MCI J4500 | 2018 MCI J4500
- Risk classification
- V
- Country
- US
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