Campaign 84V-064

Faulty filter collapses under normal amount of pressure

Defect summary

FAULTY FILTER COLLAPSES UNDER NORMAL AMOUNT OF PRESSURE. LOSS OF STEERING POWER ASSIST WILL RESULT.

Remedy

CUSTOMERS WERE TELEPHONED AND INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE FILTER ELEMENT FROM STEERING. MCI WILL LATER SEND A REPLACEMENT FILTER AND A COMPENSATION FEE OF $8.00 FOR LABOR.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: INTERCITY BUSES.SYSTEM: STEERING; POWER STEERING ASSIST FILTER.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: STEERING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT. POSSIBLE LOSS OFCONTROL COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 84V064000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

One product line is covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about steering on these vehicles: 0, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 84V-064
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Motor Coach	MC9	1984	0

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.