Prevost Steering: Shaft Pitman

Prevost is recalling about 423 vehicles over a problem with the steering. The shafts can break causing a loss of steering control increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
06V214000
Manufacturer
PREVOST CARS, INC.
Reported
14 June 2006
Vehicles
423
Built between
May 2003 – Oct 2004
Models
5
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
12 October 2006
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between May 2003 and October 2004. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2004-2005 Prevost H3-45VIPBuilt May 2003 to October 2004
  • 2004-2005 Prevost XliiBuilt May 2003 to October 2004
  • 2004-2005 Prevost Xlii-45Built May 2003 to October 2004
  • 2004-2005 Prevost Xlii-45 EntertainerBuilt May 2003 to October 2004
  • 2004-2005 Prevost Xlii-45MTHBuilt May 2003 to October 2004

What the defect is

On certain motor homes equipped with front independent suspension, two spindle shafts were improperly processed during manufacturing which weakened the shafts.

What could happen

The shafts can break causing a loss of steering control increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TWO SPINDLE SHAFTS AND SURROUNDING PARTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 12, 2006.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMay 2003 to October 2004
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA14 June 2006
  3. Owners notified12 October 2006

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 14 June 2006.

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 418-831-5432.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
SR06-07
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. SR06-07.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.

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