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...
1988-2006 · 19 model years
Mci 102DL3 Problems by year
Owners have filed 2 complaints about the Mci 102DL3 across 19 model years, and it has 9 recalls. The 2000 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (1). The most reported problem area is the suspension.
- Complaints
- 2
- Recalls
- 9
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
102DL3 complaints by model year
Highlighted: the year with the most complaints for its age. Older vehicles have had more time to collect complaints - the Safety Index grade allows for that.
Most common 102DL3 problems
Mci 102DL3 recalls 9
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...
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...
On certain motor coaches, the boost connector housing can fail over time, exposing the positive and negative terminals.
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.
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...
Vehicle description: buses equipped with 4-stroke cycle engines. Engine compartment fires have occurred at or near the webasto diesel fueled auxiliary heater.
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.
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.
Latest 102DL3 complaints
Tl* the contact owns a 1997 mci 102dl3 bus. The contact was traveling 55 mph and transporting children when a burning odor was emitted into the vehicle. The contact exited the vehicle to inspect the failure and discovered that the rear passenger tag and the drive wheel was on fire. The contact was able to extinguish the fire by using a fire extinguisher. No injuries were reported. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 122,232.
First group alleges to have experienced several driveshaft failures beginning in march 2010 which were not contained by the safety loops on the subject mci buses. They believe that two of the events resulted in multiple injuries and fatalities due an "unlocked condition" of the steerable tag axle and a loss of vehicle control. The design in question has been in production since the early 1990s. A steerable tag axle is used to increase the gvwr while reducing the turning radius and minimizing the tire scrub...
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which would normally occur with a tandem rear axle configuration. In this case, the transmission couples to the driveshaft which then passes through a guardian structure in the tag axle and a dedicated safety loop before it couples to the drive axle. Increased engine length in the last 20 years has shortened the driveshaft.
Questions about the Mci 102DL3
Which Mci 102DL3 years have the most problems?
Which Mci 102DL3 years have the fewest complaints?
What are the most common Mci 102DL3 problems?
Across every model year, owners report problems with the suspension (2) most often.
How many recalls does the Mci 102DL3 have?
NHTSA lists 9 recalls across all Mci 102DL3 model years. Each year's page lists the recalls for that year; check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether the repair has been done.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data