Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 12V303000

Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal

PREVOST CARS, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2012-06-26.

Recall campaignNHTSA 12V303000

Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal

Component
Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
Manufacturer
PREVOST CARS, INC.
Vehicles affected
400
Reported to NHTSA
2012-06-26
Owners notified
2012-07-13

Defect description

PREVOST IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2011 H3-45 AND MODEL YEAR 2009-2011 X3-45 COACHES EQUIPPED WITH VOLVO D13 ENGINES. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR MAY BE INOPERATIVE DUE TO A PERMANENT IDLE SIGNAL.

Safety risk

IF THIS OCCURS, THE VEHICLE MAY STOP RESPONDING TO INPUT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND THUS BECOME STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

PREVOST WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THROTTLE SENSOR, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 13, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PREVOST AT 1-418-883-2888.

Notes

THE PREVOST RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS SR12-16. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION’S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-423 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Scope of coverage

8 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
PREVOST H3-452011 2010 2009 2008 2007
PREVOST X3-452011 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.