- Vehicles
- 452
- Built between
- Nov 2009 – Aug 2014
- Models
- 4
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 17 July 2015
- Repaired
- 72%
- Unrepaired
- 127
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between November 2009 and August 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2010-2014 Prevost H3-41Built November 2009 to August 2014
- 2010-2014 Prevost H3-45Built November 2009 to August 2014
- 2010-2014 Prevost X3-45Built November 2009 to August 2014
- 2010-2014 Prevost Xlii-45Built November 2009 to August 2014
Repair progress
127 of 452 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2017.
72% repaired — 325 of 452 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Prevost Cars, Inc. (Prevost) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 X3-45, XLII-45, H3-41, and H3-45 coaches manufactured November 30, 2009, to August 12, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the wires for the Automatic Fire Suppression System (AFSS) Linear Thermal Detector (LTD) may be damaged by temperatures in the engine compartment.
What could happen
The damaged wires may activate the AFSS and shutdown the engine, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
Prevost will notify owners, and dealers will relocate the AFSS LTD wiring, free of charge. The recall began on July 17, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtNovember 2009 to August 2014
- Recall reported to NHTSA5 June 2015
- Owners notified17 July 2015
- Latest repair reportQ3 2017 — 72% repaired
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 5 June 2015.
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 customer service at 1-800-463-7738. Prevost's number for this recall is SR15-30.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- SR15-30
- 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
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.