Prevost Cars, Inc.: Equipment
Prevost Cars, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 2, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 291. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Prevost Cars, Inc. (Prevost) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Prevost XLII-45, X3-45, X3-45 VIP, H3-41, H3-45, and H3-45 VIP motorcoaches manufactured July 23, 2013, to November 28, 2014, and equipped with certain Kidde plastic valve disposable handheld fire extinguishers. These fire extinguishers may not fully discharge as designed when the lever is pressed.
The risk
In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not work correctly, there is an increased risk of injury to the bus occupants.
The remedy
Prevost will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the fire extinguisher if necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 27, 2015. Owners may contact Prevost customer service at 1-877-773-8678. Prevost's number for this recall is SR15-03.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Prevost H3-41 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Prevost H3-45 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Prevost H3-45 Vip | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Prevost X3-45 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Prevost X3-45 Vip | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Prevost Xlii-45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Prevost H3-41 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Prevost H3-45 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Prevost H3-45 Vip | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Prevost X3-45 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Prevost X3-45 Vip | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Prevost Xlii-45 | 0 | 2 | 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 15V119000.
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