Prevost Car, Incorporated: Visibility › Windshield
Prevost Car, Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 2, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 118. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE FORCE REQUIRED TO RELEASE THE EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOW EXCEEDS TWENTY POUNDS.
The risk
THE WINDOW RELEASE DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OFFMVSS 217. INABILITY TO OPEN AN EMERGENCY EXIT INCREASES THE RISK OF INJURY TOPASSENGERS ON THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
ADJUST THE THREADED LOCKS IN THE WINDOW FRAME FOR PROPER ENGAGEMENT OF WINDOW WITH RELEASE MECHANISM.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Prevost H3-40 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Prevost H5 60 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Prevost H3-40 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Prevost H5 60 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Prevost H3-40 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Prevost H5 60 | 0 | 3 | 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 92V024000.
Full record for the 1992 Prevost H3-40 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →