Prevost Electrical System: Fuses and Circuit Breakers

Prevost is recalling about 577 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. Without stoplight operation, there is no warning totraffic that the vehicle is slowing or stopping, which may result in anaccident.

Campaign
93V182000
Manufacturer
PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED
Reported
8 November 1993
Vehicles
577
Built between
Aug 1990 – May 1993
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
NHTSA investigation
Owners notified
5 November 1993
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between August 1990 and May 1993. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1990-1993 Prevost LE Mirage XLBuilt August 1990 to May 1993

What the defect is

The CB-49 circuit breaker trips under normal load conditions because the electrical load applied is close to the breaker rating and the temperature in the engine compartment affects the precision of the breaker. The tripped breaker results in loss of stoplight operation.

What could happen

Without stoplight operation, there is no warning totraffic that the vehicle is slowing or stopping, which may result in anaccident.

What gets fixed

A CIRCUIT BREAKER MODIFICATION WILL BE PERFORMED USING A DIFFERENT CIRCUIT BREAKER WHICH IS MORE RESISTANT TO HEAT.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtAugust 1990 to May 1993
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA8 November 1993
  3. Owners notified5 November 1993

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 8 November 1993.

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
ODI

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: lighting; fuse; brake lights.vehicle description: coaches and motorcoaches.note: if your vehicle is presented to an authorized dealer on an agreed uponservice date and the remedy is not provided within a reasonable time and freeof charge or the remedy does not correct the defect or noncompliance, pleasecontact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safetyhotline at 1-800-424-9393.

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