2 recalls found. |
DEFECT #1 - SUSPENSION
Posted on: 2000-11-29
Description
Vehicle description: transit coaches. The reinforcement brackets were not welded on the tag axle.
Consequence
This condition could result in a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action
Dealers will weld the brackets on the tab axle.
Notes
Owner notification began november 21, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact prevost at 1-418-831-2046.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
DEFECT #2 - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Posted on: 1999-04-29
Description
Vehicle description: transit buses and bus shells. Some brake line hoses may have been manufactured using heater hose material instead of brake line hose material. Heater hoses are not appropriate for use as brake lines because the operating pressure of the braking system is much higher than that of the heating system.
Consequence
This could result in sudden brake line failure.
Corrective Action
Dealers will replace the heater hoses with correct brake line hoses.
Notes
Owner notification is expected to begin during april 1999. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact prevost at 1-418-883-3391. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).