Prevost Car, Incorporated: Structure › Frame and Members
Prevost Car, Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 12, 1997 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,245. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES. THE REAR SUSPENSION FORWARD RADIUS ROD SUPPORT NEEDS REINFORCEMENT AND THE RADIUS ROD RETAINING BOLTS COULD BECOME LOOSE.
The risk
IF THE ROD SUPPORTS FRACTURED, SEPARATION COULD OCCUR INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL ADD ADDITIONAL REINFORCEMENT PLATES AND CHECK THE BOLTS FOR TIGHTNESS, AND, IF NECESSARY, RETIGHTEN THESE BOLTS.
40 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Prevost H3-40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Prevost H3-40vip | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Prevost H3-41 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Prevost H3-45 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Prevost H3-45 Vip | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Prevost H3-40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Prevost H3-40vip | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Prevost H3-41 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Prevost H3-45 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Prevost H3-45 Vip | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Prevost H3-40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Prevost H3-40vip | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Prevost H3-41 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Prevost H3-45 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Prevost H3-45 Vip | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Prevost H3-40 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 Prevost H3-40vip | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Prevost H3-41 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Prevost H3-45 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Prevost H3-45 Vip | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Prevost H3-40 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Prevost H3-40vip | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Prevost H3-41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Prevost H3-45 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Prevost H3-45 Vip | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Prevost H3-40 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Prevost H3-40vip | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Prevost H3-41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Prevost H3-45 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Prevost H3-45 Vip | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Prevost H3-40 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Prevost H3-40vip | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Prevost H3-41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Prevost H3-45 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Prevost H3-45 Vip | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Prevost H3-40 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Prevost H3-40vip | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Prevost H3-41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Prevost H3-45 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Prevost H3-45 Vip | 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 97V100000.
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