Prevost Car, Incorporated: Visibility › Windshield
Prevost Car, Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 19, 1997 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 577. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES. THE EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOWS HAVE BEEN BUILT WITHOUT THE LOCKING MECHANISM OF THE UPPER HINGE.
The risk
THE WINDOWS CAN SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN OPENED TO AN APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREE ANGLE INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH OR PERSONAL INJURY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL STOPPER BLOCKS SO THE WINDOWS CAN NOT BE OPENED TO A 90 DEGREE ANGLE.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 H3-41 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Prevost H3-45 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Prevost H3-45 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 97V102000.
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