Recall campaign · NHTSA 73V235000
PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1973-12-13.
No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.
PREVOST CAMPAIGN NO N/A.HIGHWAY COACH.BUILT JULY 1971 THRU JULY 1973.POSSIBILITY THAT THE FREE SWINGING LOCK PIN OF THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT DOORHOLDER MAY ACCIDENTLY SHORT TWO TERMINALS OF THE SENSING RELAY AND SPARKS MIGHTRESULT.IF THIS CONDITION EXISTS SPARKS WOULD CREATE A RISK OF EXPLOSION INTHE BATTERY COMPARTMENT SHOULD ACID FUMES COLLECT DUE TO CLOGGED OR BLOCKEDVENTS.(CORRECT BY SHORTENING THE HOLDING CHAIN TO FOUR INCHES).
3 model years across 1 models.
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.