Prevost Suspension: Front

Prevost is recalling about 419 vehicles over a problem with the suspension.

Campaign
86V168000
Manufacturer
PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED
Reported
17 December 1986
Vehicles
419
Built between
Feb 1984 – Dec 1986
Models
4
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
8 December 1986
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between February 1984 and December 1986. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1984-1986 Prevost Astral XLBuilt February 1984 to December 1986
  • 1984-1986 Prevost Lemirage XLBuilt February 1984 to December 1986
  • 1984-1986 Prevost Marathon XLBuilt February 1984 to December 1986
  • 1984-1986 Prevost Prevost XLBuilt February 1984 to December 1986

What the defect is

Under certain vehicle load or road conditions, part of the front structure, where it is attached to the front suspension panhard rod, may break. Consequence of defect: operation of the vehicle would be hazardous.

What gets fixed

REINFORCE PANHARD ROD ATTACHMENT ABOVE THE FRONT AXLE.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtFebruary 1984 to December 1986
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA17 December 1986
  3. Owners notified8 December 1986

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 17 December 1986.

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.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED
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

System: front suspension. Vehicle description: coaches and bus shells.

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