Prevost Car, Incorporated: Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery › Cables
Prevost Car, Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 30, 1998 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 1,814. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT COACHES. THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY CABLES WERE NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED.
The risk
THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE NUTS TO LOOSEN OVER A PERIOD OF TIME CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT AND POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT, REMOVE AND RE-INSTALL THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY CABLES.
10 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Prevost H3-41 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Prevost H3-45 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Prevost H3-41 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Prevost H3-45 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Prevost H3-41 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Prevost H3-45 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Prevost H3-41 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Prevost H3-45 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Prevost H3-41 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Prevost H3-45 | 0 | 6 | 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 98V172000.
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