2001 PREVOST XLII Recalls (2)
- Campaign:
- 01V033003 on 02/28/2001
- Component:
- Electrical system:battery
- Manufactured:
- 11/30/1998 - 12/30/2000
- Affected:
- 1,888
- Defect:
- Vehicle description: transit buses equipped with vanner 60 series battery equalizers. the equalizer could fail to operate properly and cause malfunction of the battery charging system.
- Consequence:
- Without fusing, the equalizer may melt, burn, or smoke, possibly resulting in a fire or a smoke filled bus, thus necessitating a passenger evacuation of the bus. the failure mode can cause operator distraction, and/or possible personal injury.
- Correction:
- Prevost will notify owners to inspect their buses for certain equalizers by the date code. the affected equalizers will be replaced. owner notification began november 29, 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 or vanner at 1-800-227-6937.
- Notes:
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
- Campaign:
- 02V004001 on 01/10/2002
- Component:
- Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal
- Manufactured:
- 04/30/2001 - 10/30/2001
- Affected:
- 196
- Defect:
- On certain coaches and bus shells equipped with electronic throttle control/accelerator pedals supplied by williams controls industries, the weld attaching the clevis to the plate has insufficient penetration and could allow the clevis to separate from the plate.
- Consequence:
- If the clevis separated from the plate while the vehicle was in use, the vehicle would return to idle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Dealers will replace these pedals. owner notification began december 20, 2001. 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 1-418-831-5432.
- Notes:
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
2001 PREVOST XLII TSBs (3)
- Bulletin:
- 0303
- Component:
- 050000 parking brake
- Summary:
- Replacement of parking brake pressure switch. this includes 2003 models as well. *tt
- Bulletin:
- MI07-04
- Component:
- 021600 suspension:front:wheel bearing
- Summary:
- Prevost: oil lubricated wheel hub bearings. for maximum performances and safety, ensuring that the wheel hubs are inspected daily and lubricated in regular intervals is of the utmost importance. *js
- Bulletin:
- SCI09-28
- Component:
- 150000 seat belts
- Summary:
- Prevost: installing three-point passenger seat restraint system. the purpose of the following procedure is to facilitate the job and to help identify the difficult areas. also included models he-41 and he-45 coaches model years 1998-2008; m
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