Preliminary Evaluation · Closed

MCI Driveshaft Safety Loop Failures

Action number

PE12007

Opened

Mar 21, 2012

Closed

Sep 20, 2012

Outcome

Closed without recall

Manufacturer: Motor Coach Industries

What NHTSA is examining

ODI has identified certain MCI coaches with powertrain configurations that may allow a driveshaft separated at the rearward universal joint to escape the guardian structure of the steerable tag axle and damage steering and braking components.The damaged components may increase the risk of a loss of vehicle control. The subject coaches include 806 model year 1992 through 2012 MCI D and E series motor coaches with steerable tag axles.This Preliminary Evaluation is being upgraded to an Engineering Analysis (EA12-007) to further study the alleged defect and to determine if a safety defect exists. The ODI report cited above can be viewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID: ODI Number 10447575.

Vehicles under investigation

1992 MCI 102D31993 MCI 102D31994 MCI 102D31995 MCI 102D31996 MCI 102D31997 MCI 102D31998 MCI 102D31999 MCI 102D32000 MCI 102D32001 MCI 102D32002 MCI 102D32003 MCI 102D32004 MCI 102D32005 MCI 102D32006 MCI 102D31992 MCI 102DL31993 MCI 102DL31994 MCI 102DL31995 MCI 102DL31996 MCI 102DL31997 MCI 102DL31998 MCI 102DL31999 MCI 102DL32000 MCI 102DL32001 MCI 102DL32002 MCI 102DL32003 MCI 102DL32004 MCI 102DL32005 MCI 102DL32006 MCI 102DL31997 MCI 102DL3SS1998 MCI 102DL3SS1999 MCI 102DL3SS2000 MCI 102DL3SS2001 MCI 102DL3SS2002 MCI 102DL3SS2003 MCI 102DL3SS2004 MCI 102DL3SS2005 MCI 102DL3SS2006 MCI 102DL3SS1992 MCI 102DLC31993 MCI 102DLC31992 MCI 102DLH31993 MCI 102DLH31998 MCI 102DLS31999 MCI 102DLS32000 MCI 102DLS31998 MCI D Series2000 MCI D2001 MCI D2002 MCI D2003 MCI D2004 MCI D2005 MCI D2006 MCI D2007 MCI D2008 MCI D1997 MCI D40001998 MCI D40001999 MCI D40002000 MCI D40002001 MCI D40002002 MCI D40002003 MCI D40002004 MCI D40002005 MCI D40002006 MCI D40002007 MCI D40002008 MCI D40002009 MCI D40002010 MCI D40002011 MCI D40002012 MCI D40002007 MCI D4000ISTV2008 MCI D4000ISTV2009 MCI D4000ISTV2010 MCI D4000ISTV2011 MCI D4000ISTV2012 MCI D4000ISTV2000 MCI D40052001 MCI D40052002 MCI D40052003 MCI D40052004 MCI D40052005 MCI D40052006 MCI D40052007 MCI D40052008 MCI D40052009 MCI D40052010 MCI D40052011 MCI D40052012 MCI D40051994 MCI D4500/102DL31995 MCI D4500/102DL31996 MCI D4500/102DL31997 MCI D4500/102DL31998 MCI D4500/102DL31999 MCI D4500/102DL32000 MCI D4500/102DL32001 MCI D4500/102DL32002 MCI D4500/102DL32003 MCI D4500/102DL32004 MCI D4500/102DL32005 MCI D4500/102DL32006 MCI D4500/102DL31997 MCI D45001998 MCI D45001999 MCI D45002000 MCI D45002001 MCI D45002002 MCI D45002003 MCI D45002004 MCI D45002005 MCI D45002006 MCI D45002007 MCI D45002008 MCI D45002009 MCI D45002010 MCI D45002011 MCI D45002012 MCI D45002000 MCI D45052001 MCI D45052002 MCI D45052003 MCI D45052004 MCI D45052005 MCI D45052006 MCI D45052007 MCI D45052008 MCI D45052009 MCI D45052010 MCI D45052011 MCI D45052012 MCI D45052000 MCI Distv2001 MCI Distv2002 MCI Distv2003 MCI Distv2004 MCI Distv2005 MCI Distv2006 MCI Distv2000 MCI DL32001 MCI DL32002 MCI DL32003 MCI DL32004 MCI DL32005 MCI DL32006 MCI DL3

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.