Model year record

1985 PREVOST Marathon

2 recall campaigns on file for this model year. No owner complaints on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 95V016000

Parking brake: conventional

Component: Parking brake: conventional
Manufacturer: PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED
Vehicles affected: 2,075
Reported to NHTSA: 1995-01-03
Owners notified: 1995-01-23

Defect description

THE PARKING BRAKE BUTTON CAN BE HIT ACCIDENTLY ALLOWING THE PARKING BRAKE TO RELEASE.

Safety risk

UNINTENDED OPERATION OF THE PARKING BRAKE BUTTON CAN ALLOW THE BUS TO ROLL FREELY CAUSING A POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTOR OVER THE PARKING BRAKE BUTTON IN ORDER TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL RELEASE OF THE PARKING BRAKES.

Recall campaignNHTSA 94V168000

Steering: linkages

Component: Steering: linkages
Manufacturer: PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED
Vehicles affected: 187
Reported to NHTSA: 1994-09-14
Owners notified: 1994-09-07

Defect description

THE STEERING ARM CAN DEVELOP CRACKS CAUSED BY REPETITIVE DRY-PARK-STEER MANEUVERS, PARTICULARLY DURING BRAKE APPLICATION. CONTINUED USE CAN CAUSE THE STEERING ARM TO BREAK.

Safety risk

A BROKEN STEERING ARM CAUSES COMPLETE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL WHICH CAN RESULT IN A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE STEERING ARM WITH A NEW STEERING ARM.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

No complaints recorded for this model year.

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.