{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "MCI recall 20V242 (SB 482): Mci D4000, Mci D4005, Mci D4500 and 3 more (2015 to 2020)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v242/",
  "summary": "Recall 20V242 (MCI): Inability to use the seat belt may increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash. Mci's own number: SB 482.",
  "excerpt": "Mci D4000, Mci D4005, Mci D4500, Mci D4505, Mci J3500, Mci J4500, model years 2015 to 2020. Filed by Motor Coach Industries and reported to NHTSA on 29 April 2020. 641 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Motor Coach Industries (MCI) is recalling certain 2015-2016 D4000, 2015-2020 D4500 and D4505, 2016-2020 J4500, 2018 J3500, and 2017 D4005 buses. The seat belts may not extend from the retracted position, rendering the seat belt unusable. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Mci's own number for this recall: SB 482. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 20V242 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Inability to use the seat belt may increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.” 20V242 Motor Coach Industries Seat Belts 29 April 2020 2015-2020 MCI D4000, MCI D4005, MCI D4500, MCI D4505, MCI J3500, MCI J4500 Inability to use the seat belt may increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash. M",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T21:07:07+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T17:37:12+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"MCI recall 20V242 (SB 482): Mci D4000, Mci D4005, Mci D4500 and 3 more (2015 to 2020)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/20v242/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}