1997 Prevost XL-40

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 3 times.

3 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Equipment › Other › Labels26V675000

Filed Oct 15, 20267,509 vehiclesPrevost Car (US) Inc.

Defect. Prevost Car (US) Inc. (Prevost) is recalling certain Prevost buses. Please see the above list of models. The entrance door is missing the emergency exit operating instruction label. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."

Risk. Missing instructions may prevent or delay passengers from evacuating the bus during an emergency, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy. Prevost will replace the emergency exit label, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 7, 2026. Owners may contact Prevost's customer service at 1-866-870-2046. Prevost's number for this recall is SR26-19.

Suspension00V389000

Filed Nov 21, 20003,600 vehiclesPrevost Car, Incorporated

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT COACHES. THE REINFORCEMENT BRACKETS WERE NOT WELDED ON THE TAG AXLE.

Risk. THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL WELD THE BRACKETS ON THE TAB AXLE.

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Upper Ball Joint00V262000

Filed Sep 11, 2000554 vehiclesPrevost Car, Incorporated

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: BUS SHELLS AND COACHES. THE BALL JOINT SEALING BOOT COULD BE PERFORATED ALLOWING GREASE LEAKAGE.

Risk. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BOOT.

All 3 campaigns on file, newest first.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2001

Year	Recalls	Assessment
2001	1	Routine
2000	3	Routine
1999	4	Routine
1998	3	Routine
1997 — this page	3	Routine
1996	3	Routine
1995	4	Routine
1994	4	Routine
1993	1	Routine
1992	1	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Oct 15, 2026. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.