MCI J4500, J4500e. Published by Transport Canada as 2026217 on 30 April 2026. System: Lights And Instruments.
What the notice says Issue:
On certain buses, a software problem could cause the tail lamps not to turn on when the daytime running lamps (DRLs) are on. As a result, the buses don't meet certain requirements of Canadian regulations.
Safety Risk:
Driving without tail lamps in low light conditions could make the vehicle less visible …
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Mci J4500 in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. Mci J4500 is named on 27 American notices. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
The American register
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2026217
- Recall date
- 30 April 2026
- Make
- Mci
- Models
- J4500, J4500e
- Model years
- 2023 to 2026
- Vehicle class
- Bus
- System
- Lights And Instruments
- Raised as
- Compliance MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 33
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Issue:
On certain buses, a software problem could cause the tail lamps not to turn on when the daytime running lamps (DRLs) are on. As a result, the buses don't meet certain requirements of Canadian regulations.Safety Risk:
Driving without tail lamps in low light conditions could make the vehicle less visible and increase the risk of a crash.Corrective Actions:
To reduce the safety risk, Motor Coach Industries (MCI) advises you to drive the bus with the headlamps on until the recall repairs are completed. MCI will notify owners by mail and provide you with instructions for how to update the vehicle software. Alternatively, you may schedule an appointment to have the update performed at an authorized MCI service center.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2026217.
Mci elsewhere in this register
Mci is named on 82 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 2026007 · 15 January 2026 · 102dl3, 102d3, E4500 · Visual System
- 2025367 · 8 July 2025 · J4500 · Label
- 2021761 · 15 December 2021 · J4500 · Fuel System
- 2021588 · 24 September 2021 · J4500 · Other
- 2021595 · 24 September 2021 · J4500, D4505, J3500 · Electrical
- 2021297 · 18 May 2021 · J4500, D45 CRT Le, J3500 · Fuel System
- 2021058 · 11 February 2021 · J4500, D45 CRT Le · Electrical
- 2020501 · 21 October 2020 · J4500 · Engine
The same system: Lights And Instruments
900 notices in this register name Lights And Instruments. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2026182 · 9 April 2026 · Saf-T-Liner C2 School Bus · Lights And Instruments
- 2026171 · 7 April 2026 · Outlander Max Pro, Outlander Pro · Lights And Instruments
- 2026165 · 2 April 2026 · Corvette · Lights And Instruments
- 2026155 · 1 April 2026 · VNL · Lights And Instruments
- 2026154 · 1 April 2026 · Pioneer, Anthem · Lights And Instruments
- 2026218 · 1 May 2026 · Cle Class, GLC Class, C Class · Lights And Instruments
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This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Mci: 82 in the register, and 405 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2026.
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