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Mci D4500Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 2 owner complaints and 38 safety recalls on record for the Mci D4500.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints2Top: Service brakes, airSafety recalls381997–2023 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Mci D4500 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the D4500 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2021Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls2019Not rated–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2016Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2015Not rated–/1000 complaints · 9 recalls2014Not rated–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls2013Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2012Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls2011Not rated–/1000 complaints · 9 recalls2010Not rated–/1000 complaints · 10 recalls2009Not rated–/1000 complaints · 11 recalls2008Not rated–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls2007Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls2006Not rated–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls2005Not rated–/1000 complaints · 10 recalls2004Not rated–/1001 complaint · 7 recalls2003Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls2002Not rated–/1001 complaint · 7 recalls2001Not rated–/1000 complaints · 5 recalls2000Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls1999Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1998Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1997Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Mci D4500 problems

All model years combined: 2 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Service brakes, air10
Steering11
38 recalls

Mci D4500 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

0%Body: door25V-853 · 2001–2020 · Dec 10, 2025 · 15,454 vehicles24%Equipment adaptive/mobility: wheelchair lift/ramp24V-073 · 2013–2023 · Feb 7, 2024 · 2,114 vehicles91%Fuel injection system: fuel rail21V-971 · 2019–2022 · Dec 15, 2021 · 1,125 vehicles52%Electrical system21V-748 · 2017–2020 · Sep 24, 2021 · 2,455 vehicles61%Fuel injection system: fuel rail21V-364 · 2017–2020 · May 18, 2021 · 1,845 vehicles83%Electrical system: alternator/generator/regulator20V-352 · 2018–2020 · Jun 12, 2020 · 1,067 vehicles100%Seat belts20V-242 · 2015–2020 · Apr 29, 2020 · 641 vehicles100%Axle: non-powered axle assembly19V-924 · 2018–2020 · Dec 27, 2019 · 276 vehicles60%Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system18V-309 · 2011–2016 · May 13, 2018 · 1,123 vehicles80%Engine and engine cooling: exhaust system17V-337 · 2011–2012 · May 24, 2017 · 143 vehicles72%Seats16V-020 · 2010–2016 · Jan 20, 2016 · 607 vehicles100%Power train: axle assembly15V-837 · 2015 · Dec 14, 2015 · 32 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 38 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

4 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the D4500

  1. Exhaust Bellows Pipe Fracture RecallRQ17007 · 2011–2016 · closed Jul 31, 2018
    Led to recall 18V-309
  2. MCI Drive Shaft Safety Loop FailuresEA12007 · 1997–2012 · closed Dec 3, 2015
    Led to recall 14V-335
  3. MCI Driveshaft Safety Loop FailuresPE12007 · 1997–2012 · closed Sep 20, 2012
    No recall
  4. ALTERNATOR CABLE CHAFINGPE09042 · 2005–2009 · closed Dec 8, 2009
    Led to recall 09V-446