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Motor Coach Industries coolant hose may fail, resulting in a low coolant warning followed by an engine shut down sequence, as well as the potential for engine coolant spilling on the roadway.

NHTSA campaign 20V-526 · Reported August 31, 2020 · 1,561 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Motor Coach Industries J4500
VEHICLES AFFECTED
1,561
REMEDY
MCI will notify owners, and dealers will replace the coolant hose, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Motor Coach Industries reported a problem with the cooling system hoses/lines/piping/fittings. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The coolant hose may fail, resulting in a low coolant warning followed by an engine shut down sequence, as well as the potential for engine coolant spilling on the roadway.

WHY IT MATTERS

The spilled coolant may increase the risk of a crash. Additionally, transferring passengers from the disabled bus can increase their risk of injury.

WHAT TO DO

MCI will notify owners, and dealers will replace the coolant hose, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 20V-526.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2017–2020Motor Coach Industries J4500

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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