- Vehicles
- 676
- Built between
- Jan 2000 – Aug 2013
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 3 June 2019
- Repaired
- 55%
- Unrepaired
- 304
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2000 and August 2013. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2007-2014 Prevost X3-45Built January 2007 to August 2013
- 2000 Prevost XL-45Built January 2000 to January 2000
- 2000-2006 Prevost Xlii-45Built January 2000 to August 2006
Repair progress
304 of 676 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2021.
55% repaired — 372 of 676 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 2000 XL-45 buses, 2000-2006 XL2-45 buses and 2007-2014 X3-45 buses. The draglink tube turnbuckle may fracture causing a loss of steering.
What could happen
A complete loss of steering would increase the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Prevost has notified owners, and dealers will replace the draglink, free of charge. Prevost issued an interim notification to owners on February 13, 2019. The recall began June 3, 2019.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2000 to August 2013
- Recall reported to NHTSA21 December 2018
- Owners notified3 June 2019
- Latest repair reportQ1 2021 — 55% 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 21 December 2018.
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 1-866-870-2046. Prevost's number for this recall is SR19-04.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- SR19-04
- 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.