Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 11V364000

Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers

PREVOST CARS, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2011-07-18.

Recall campaignNHTSA 11V364000

Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers

Component
Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers
Manufacturer
PREVOST CARS, INC.
Vehicles affected
185
Reported to NHTSA
2011-07-18
Owners notified
2011-07-25

Defect description

PREVOST IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2011 VOLVO 9700 MOTOR COACHES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 31, 2008, THROUGH JULY 1, 2011. ON SOME VEHICLES, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF POORLY TIGHTENED NUTS ON THE FRONT AND REAR FUSE BOX CONNECTIONS.

Safety risk

THERE COULD BE INTERRUPTIONS IN THE ELECTRICAL SUPPLY WHICH MAY CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, THE LOOSE CONNECTIONS MAY CREATE EXCESSIVE HEAT WHICH MAY LEAD TO A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUSE BOX AND PERFORM THE NECESSARY REPAIRS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 25, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PREVOST CAR INC., SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT 1-866-870-2046 OR 1-418-831-5432.

Notes

PREVOST SAFETY RECALL NO. SR11-52.OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

3 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
VOLVO BUS 97002011 2010 2009

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.