2014 PREVOST XLII-45 Recalls (2)

Campaign:

15V119000 on 03/01/2015

Component:

Equipment

Manufactured:

07/22/2013 - 11/27/2014

Affected:

291

Defect:

Prevost cars, inc. (prevost) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 prevost xlii-45, x3-45, x3-45 vip, h3-41, h3-45, and h3-45 vip motorcoaches manufactured july 23, 2013, to november 28, 2014, and equipped with certain kidde plastic valve disposable handheld fire extinguishers. these fire extinguishers may not fully discharge as designed when the lever is pressed.

Consequence:

In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not work correctly, there is an increased risk of injury to the bus occupants.

Correction:

Prevost will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the fire extinguisher if necessary, free of charge. the recall began march 27, 2015. owners may contact prevost customer service at 1-877-773-8678. prevost's number for this recall is sr15-03.

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.

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Campaign:

15V348000 on 06/04/2015

Component:

Electrical system:wiring

Manufactured:

11/29/2009 - 08/11/2014

Affected:

452

Defect:

Prevost cars, inc. (prevost) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 x3-45, xlii-45, h3-41, and h3-45 coaches manufactured november 30, 2009, to august 12, 2014. in the affected vehicles, the wires for the automatic fire suppression system (afss) linear thermal detector (ltd) may be damaged by temperatures in the engine compartment.

Consequence:

The damaged wires may activate the afss and shutdown the engine, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

Correction:

Prevost will notify owners, and dealers will relocate the afss ltd wiring, free of charge. the recall began on july 17, 2015. owners may contact prevost customer service at 1-800-463-7738. prevost's number for this recall is sr15-30.

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.

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