Prevost Car, Incorporated: Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Prevost Car, Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 25, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 487. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT COACHES. SOME COOLANT HEATERS MAY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITHOUT A COMBUSTION CHAMBER (BURNER TUBE). A FLAME WILL BE NOTICED EXITING THE EXHAUST PIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE UNIT.
The risk
DAMAGE TO THE HEATER AND THE VEHICLE IN WHICH IT IS INSTALLED IS POSSIBLE IF A COOLANT HEATER IS MISSING A COMBUSTION CHAMBER.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE COOLANT HEATER FOR A COMBUSTION CHAMBER. IF A CHAMBER IS MISSING, ONE WILL BE ADDED.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 Prevost H3-41 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Prevost H3-45 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Prevost Xlii-45 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Prevost H3-41 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Prevost H3-45 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Prevost Xlii-45 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 00V342000.
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