Prevost Car, Incorporated: Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery › Cables
Prevost Car, Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 1, 1993 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 189. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
BATTERY CABLE MAY CHAFE AGAINST THE BATTERY RACK DAMAGING THE CABLE'S INSULATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.
The risk
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT MAY RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
A SECOND CABLE SUPPORT AND RETAINING CLIP WILL BE INSTALLED ON THE BATTERY RACK TO PREVENT CHAFING OF THE BATTERY CABLE INSULATION.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 Prevost H3-40 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 Prevost Vip | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Prevost H3-40 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Prevost Vip | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Prevost H3-40 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Prevost Vip | 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 93V200000.
Full record for the 1994 Prevost H3-40 → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →