Prevost Car, Incorporated: Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery
Prevost Car, Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 27, 2001 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,888. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH VANNER 60 SERIES BATTERY EQUALIZERS. THE EQUALIZER COULD FAIL TO OPERATE PROPERLY AND CAUSE MALFUNCTION OF THE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM.
The risk
WITHOUT FUSING, THE EQUALIZER MAY MELT, BURN, OR SMOKE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE OR A SMOKE FILLED BUS, THUS NECESSITATING A PASSENGER EVACUATION OF THE BUS. THE FAILURE MODE CAN CAUSE OPERATOR DISTRACTION, AND/OR POSSIBLE PERSONAL INJURY.
The remedy
PREVOST WILL NOTIFY OWNERS TO INSPECT THEIR BUSES FOR CERTAIN EQUALIZERS BY THE DATE CODE. THE AFFECTED EQUALIZERS WILL BE REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 29, 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT PREVOST AT 1-418-831-2046 OR VANNER AT 1-800-227-6937.
15 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 H3-45 Vip | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Prevost XL | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Prevost Xlii | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Prevost H3-41 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Prevost H3-45 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Prevost H3-45 Vip | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Prevost XL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Prevost Xlii | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Prevost H3-41 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Prevost H3-45 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Prevost H3-45 Vip | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Prevost XL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Prevost Xlii | 0 | 1 | 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 01V033003.
Full record for the 2001 Prevost H3-41 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →