Prevost Visibility: Motor

Prevost is recalling about 123 vehicles over a problem with the visibility. Depending on the occurrence and weather situation, driver visibility could be reduced, which could result in a crash.

Campaign
05V516000
Manufacturer
PREVOST CARS, INC.
Reported
7 November 2005
Vehicles
123
Built between
Apr 2004 – Oct 2005
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
23 November 2005
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between April 2004 and October 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2004-2006 Prevost H3-41Built April 2004 to October 2005
  • 2004-2006 Prevost H3-45Built April 2004 to October 2005

What the defect is

On certain multiplex motor coaches, the wiper motor thermal protection is stopping the motor when the wipers are functioning for a long time in second speed.

What could happen

Depending on the occurrence and weather situation, driver visibility could be reduced, which could result in a crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW WIPER HARNESS AND A NEW MULTIPLEX PROGRAM WILL BE DOWNLOADED IN ALL COACHES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 23, 2005.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtApril 2004 to October 2005
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA7 November 2005
  3. Owners notified23 November 2005

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 7 November 2005.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact prevost at 1-418-831-2046.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
SR05-14
Recalling manufacturer
PREVOST CARS, INC.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Prevost recall NO.SR05-14.CUSTOMERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

Same brand