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MCI E4500

Every MCI E4500 model year on file, 1997 to 2014. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years21 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years181997 to 2014
Recall campaigns17Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins208Summed across model years
By model year

The 2001 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 50% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

00.250.50.7511997199920011200320052007200920112014
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the MCI E4500 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
2
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each MCI E4500 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

MCI E4500 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2014Not decoded0NoneNone103
2013Not decoded0NoneNone305
2012Not decoded0NoneNone4119
2011Not decoded0NoneNone9117
2010Not decoded0NoneNone8112
2009Not decoded0NoneNone8112
2008Not decoded0NoneNone8117
2007Not decoded0NoneNone8115
2006Not decoded0NoneNone5116
2005Not decoded0NoneNone7114
2004Not decoded0NoneNone7114
2003Not decoded10.01009114
2002Not decoded0NoneNone7114
2001Bus1100.01008114
2000Not decoded0NoneNone4113
1999Not decoded0NoneNone317
1998Not decoded0NoneNone201
1997Not decoded0NoneNone101
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the MCI E4500

  • 25V-853 Dec 10, 2025
    Front door lower curb view glazing material is incorrect
    Structure · 15k vehicles
  • 21V-737 Sep 23, 2021
    When the lift's outer barrier is fully deployed, it may not withstand a sufficient amount of force, which could cause it to fail
    Adaptive equipment · 510 vehicles
  • 19V-027 Jan 7, 2019
    Axle's alignment and low hydraulic pressure in the steering system may cause the steering system to lock, causing a loss of steering control at…
    Steering · 2,089 vehicles
  • 15V-183 Mar 30, 2015
    Affected seats were manufactured in a way that the tether bar may push into the retractor panel door and potentially interfere with the seat belt…
    Seat belts · 21 vehicles
  • 14V-172 Apr 4, 2014
    Seat track for the second row passenger seats may be missing a weld at the end of the seat track where it enters the frame structure
    Seat belts · 957 vehicles
  • 13V-498 Oct 17, 2013
    Specific potting compound used in the subject products for insulation was found to be capable of conducting electricity after being exposed to heat
    Electrical system · 10k vehicles
  • 11V-524 Oct 26, 2011
    Under certain road and driving conditions, vehicle body roll and road inclination characteristics may adversely affect the slip angle calculation…
    Stability and traction control · 1,962 vehicles
  • 11V-457 Aug 31, 2011
    V-band clamp assembly, part numbers q187684, q187685, and q187686, used to connect the inlet and outlet cone sections to the diesel oxidation…
    Engine and cooling · 10 vehicles
  • 11V-379 Jul 27, 2011
    Underrated fuse may have been installed at the factory, which could blow, resulting in the windshield wipers not operating
    Visibility and wipers · 300 vehicles
  • 11V-150 Mar 1, 2011
    Certain wires may have been incorrectly installed by mci at the factory which could result in the windshield wipers failing to operate
    Visibility and wipers · 144 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.