Prevost Car, Incorporated: Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › Vacuum › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Prevost Car, Incorporated reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 27, 1999 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 116. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES AND BUS SHELLS. SOME BRAKE LINE HOSES MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED USING HEATER HOSE MATERIAL INSTEAD OF BRAKE LINE HOSE MATERIAL. HEATER HOSES ARE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR USE AS BRAKE LINES BECAUSE THE OPERATING PRESSURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS MUCH HIGHER THAN THAT OF THE HEATING SYSTEM.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN SUDDEN BRAKE LINE FAILURE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HEATER HOSES WITH CORRECT BRAKE LINE HOSES.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 Prevost H3-41 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Prevost H3-45 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Prevost H3-45 Vip | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Prevost M | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Prevost M5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Prevost M5e | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Prevost XL-40 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Prevost XL-45 | 0 | 4 | 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 99V092000.
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