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NHTSA campaign 22V221000 · Part 573 safety recall report

Prevost Car (US) Inc.: Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys

Prevost Car (US) Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 6, 2022 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 6,342. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.

The defect

Prevost Car (US) Inc. (Prevost) is recalling certain 2010-2023 H3-45, H3-45 VIP, X3-45, X3-45 Com, and X3-45 VIP vehicles. In the event of the alternator front bearing seizing, the alternator belt may continue to operate, causing the bearing to overheat.

The risk

An overheated alternator bearing can increase the risk of a fire.

The remedy

Prevost will replace the alternator belt, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 30, 2022. Owners may contact Prevost customer service at 1-866-870-2046.

70 model years covered

Newest first
VehicleComplaintsRecallsFiresCrashes
2023 Prevost H3-450900
2023 Prevost H3-45 Vip0700
2023 Prevost X3-450600
2023 Prevost X3-45 Commuter0800
2023 Prevost X3-45 Vip0400
2022 Prevost H3-450500
2022 Prevost H3-45 Vip0600
2022 Prevost X3-450400
2022 Prevost X3-45 Commuter01100
2022 Prevost X3-45 Vip0100
2021 Prevost H3-450400
2021 Prevost H3-45 Vip0200
2021 Prevost X3-450400
2021 Prevost X3-45 Commuter01500
2021 Prevost X3-45 Vip0100
2020 Prevost H3-450800
2020 Prevost H3-45 Vip0300
2020 Prevost X3-450700
2020 Prevost X3-45 Commuter0300
2020 Prevost X3-45 Vip0100
2019 Prevost H3-450600
2019 Prevost H3-45 Vip0300
2019 Prevost X3-450500
2019 Prevost X3-45 Commuter0400
2019 Prevost X3-45 Vip0100
2018 Prevost H3-450900
2018 Prevost H3-45 Vip0500
2018 Prevost X3-4501000
2018 Prevost X3-45 Commuter0500
2018 Prevost X3-45 Vip0400
2017 Prevost H3-4501100
2017 Prevost H3-45 Vip0500
2017 Prevost X3-4501200
2017 Prevost X3-45 Commuter0300
2017 Prevost X3-45 Vip0400
2016 Prevost H3-4501100
2016 Prevost H3-45 Vip0600
2016 Prevost X3-4501000
2016 Prevost X3-45 Commuter0200
2016 Prevost X3-45 Vip0600
2015 Prevost H3-4501100
2015 Prevost H3-45 Vip0600
2015 Prevost X3-4501200
2015 Prevost X3-45 Commuter0200
2015 Prevost X3-45 Vip0600
2014 Prevost H3-4501500
2014 Prevost H3-45 Vip0600
2014 Prevost X3-4501300
2014 Prevost X3-45 Commuter0200
2014 Prevost X3-45 Vip0500
2013 Prevost H3-4501500
2013 Prevost H3-45 Vip0700
2013 Prevost X3-4501700
2013 Prevost X3-45 Commuter0200
2013 Prevost X3-45 Vip0600
2012 Prevost H3-4501300
2012 Prevost H3-45 Vip0700
2012 Prevost X3-4501700
2012 Prevost X3-45 Commuter0200
2012 Prevost X3-45 Vip0600
2011 Prevost H3-4501200
2011 Prevost H3-45 Vip0600
2011 Prevost X3-4501500
2011 Prevost X3-45 Commuter0100
2011 Prevost X3-45 Vip0300
2010 Prevost H3-4501600
2010 Prevost H3-45 Vip0600
2010 Prevost X3-4501600
2010 Prevost X3-45 Commuter0100
2010 Prevost X3-45 Vip0200

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 22V221000.

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