Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 14V095000

Electrical system: 12V/24V/48V battery: cables

Prevost Cars, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2014-03-04.

Recall campaignNHTSA 14V095000

Electrical system: 12V/24V/48V battery: cables

Component
Electrical system: 12V/24V/48V battery: cables
Manufacturer
Prevost Cars, Inc.
Vehicles affected
59
Reported to NHTSA
2014-03-04
Owners notified
2014-04-23

Defect description

Prevost Cars, Inc. (Prevost) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 H3-45 VIP coaches and model year 2014 H3-45 and H3-41 coaches manufactured with KALAS-brand battery cables. In the affected vehicles, the insulation at the crimped terminal ends may not have been stripped back on the power cable to the engine electronic control unit.

Safety risk

If the power cable loses connection to the engine electronic control unit, the engine may shut down, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Prevost will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the battery cables, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on April 23, 2014. Owners may contact Prevost at 1-877-773-8678. Prevost's number associated with this recall is SR14-10.

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.

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
PREVOST H3-412014
PREVOST H3-452014
PREVOST H3-45 VIP2014 2013

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.