2014 PREVOST H3-45 VIP Recalls (5)
- Campaign:
- 14V095000 on 03/06/2014
- Component:
- Electrical system:battery:cables
- Affected:
- 59
- Defect:
- Prevost cars, inc. (prevost) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 h3-45 vip coaches and model year 2014 h3-45 and h3-41 coaches manufactured with kalas-brand battery cables. in the affected vehicles, the insulation at the crimped terminal ends may not have been stripped back on the power cable to the engine electronic control unit.
- Consequence:
- If the power cable loses connection to the engine electronic control unit, the engine may shut down, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Prevost will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the battery cables, as necessary, free of charge. the recall began on april 23, 2014. owners may contact prevost at 1-877-773-8678. prevost's number associated with this recall is sr14-10.
- 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.
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 17V299000 on 05/08/2017
- Component:
- Trailer hitches
- Manufactured:
- 12/04/2013 - 02/28/2017
- Affected:
- 407
- Defect:
- Prevost cars, inc. (prevost) is recalling certain 2014-2017 h3-45, h3-45 vip, x3-45, x3-45 vip, and x3-45 vip entertainer motor coaches equipped with 10,000lb-capacity trailer hitch receivers. the trailer hitch mounting fasteners may loosen.
- Consequence:
- If the fasteners loosen, the trailer hitch may deform or detach from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Prevost will notify owners, and dealers will replace the trailer hitch mounting hardware, free of charge. the recall began on june 30, 2017. owners may contact prevost customer service at 1-866-870-2046. prevost's number for this recall is sr17-11.
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 17V618000 on 10/04/2017
- Component:
- Fuel system, diesel:storage:tank assembly
- Manufactured:
- 10/05/2008 - 09/29/2017
- Affected:
- 3,163
- Defect:
- Prevost cars, inc. (prevost) is recalling certain 2008-2018 h3-41, h3-45, h3-45 vip, x3-45, x3-45 vip, x3-45 vip entertainer, and xl2 motor coaches. the fuel tank cradle supports may have gaps at the points where the cradle connects to the coach frame, which can allow the attachment bolts to loosen and fail causing the fuel tank to fall from the vehicle.
- Consequence:
- If the fuel tank separates from the vehicle, it could be a road hazard and the vehicle would stall. either scenario increases the risk of a crash.
- Correction:
- Prevost will notify owners, and dealers will correct the fuel tank cradle mounting, free of charge. the recall began on december 4, 2017. owners may contact prevost customer service at 1-866-870-2046. prevost's number for this recall is sr17-28.
- 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.
- Campaign:
- 17V737000 on 11/21/2017
- Component:
- Equipment
- Manufactured:
- 05/04/2008 - 09/29/2017
- Affected:
- 1,989
- Defect:
- Prevost cars, inc. (prevost) is recalling certain 2009-2018 h3-41, h3-45, h3-45 vip, x3-45, x3-45 vip, and x3-45 vip entertainer vehicles, equipped with certain kidde plastic-handle or push button 'pindicator' fire extinguishers. these extinguishers may become clogged, preventing the extinguisher from discharging as expected or excessive force may be needed to activate the extinguisher. additionally, in certain models, the nozzle may detach from the valve assembly with enough force that it could cause injury and also render the product inoperable. for a full list of the affected fire extinguisher models visit: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/rmisc-17e062-5427.pdf
- Consequence:
- In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.
- Correction:
- Prevost will notify owners, and instruct them to contact kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. prevost issued an interim notification to owners on february 13, 2018. owners may contact prevost customer service at 1-866-870-2046, or kidde customer service toll free at 1-855-262-3540 or online at www.kidde.com and click on "product safety recall" for more information. prevost's number for this recall is sr17-31.
- 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.
2014 PREVOST H3-45 VIP TSBs (21)
- Bulletin:
- WB14-39
- Component:
- 111100 electrical system:battery:cables
- Summary:
- Prevost: information regarding power cable inspection and decal addition; vehicles affected are coaches 2014-2015, shell 2014. power cable leading to condenser fan motor should be inspected. *lj
- Bulletin:
- MI16-34
- Component:
- 100000 power train
- Summary:
- "this maintenance information describes the steps to be followed on your computer to add the volvo engine brake auto mode on the vehicle. the auto mode may be added on us10 and obd13 vehicles that were built before the introduction of the
- Bulletin:
- WB15-19G
- Component:
- 060000 engine and engine cooling
- Summary:
- On the vehicles affected by this bulletin, vibration is causing damage to a/c compressor and compressor harness connectors. addition of a reinforcement bracket to bitzer a/c compressor is needed to increase the installation stiffness and re
- Bulletin:
- SP15-07
- Component:
- 353600 equipment:air conditioner
- Summary:
- Following wb13-04, update the hot gas pickup tube circuit for an improved version with a better resistance to vibrations. this bulletin resolves a/c low pressure messages in the dashboard when the auxiliary fan is not running. the valve wil
- Bulletin:
- WB15-19
- Component:
- 353600 equipment:air conditioner
- Summary:
- On the vehicles affected by this bulletin, vibration is causing damage to a/c compressor and compressor harness connectors. addition of a reinforcement bracket to bitzer a/c compressor is needed to increase the installation stiffness and re
- Bulletin:
- MI15-43A
- Component:
- 112000 electrical system:alternator/generator/regulator
- Summary:
- New aramid cord poly-v belts are now available to replace the polyester cord alternator belts previously used on prevost vehicles.
- Bulletin:
- MI16-32
- Component:
- 105400 power train:driveline:center support bearing
- Summary:
- Explains that improved bearings are now available to replace the original bearings used on some prevost vehicles idler pulleys.
- Bulletin:
- IS-13106
- Component:
- 354000 equipment:mechanical
- Summary:
- This instruction sheet explains how to install an improved version of the slide-out rails. this version of the rails offers better corrosion resistance.
- Bulletin:
- WB15-10
- Component:
- 060000 engine and engine cooling
- Summary:
- On the vehicles affected by this bulletin, inspect the lower oil fill tube flexible tube. if it is made of black material (edpm), replace tube. green and blue silicone hoses are accepted.
- Bulletin:
- MI15-43
- Component:
- 110000 electrical system
- Summary:
- New aramid cord poly-v belts are now available to replace the polyester cord alternator belts previously used on prevost vehicles equipped with bosch hd10 alternators.
- Bulletin:
- MI15-41
- Component:
- 123000 exterior lighting:tail lights
- Summary:
- This maintenance information reminds prevost customers that cleaning products designed for external washing of vehicles should be used for exterior vehicle wash and in particular, for the washing of polycarbonate taillights.
- Bulletin:
- SP15-07B
- Component:
- 080000 fuel system, diesel
- Summary:
- Following wb13-04, update the hot gas pickup tube circuit for an improved version with a better resistance to vibrations. this bulletin resolves a/c low pressure messages in the dashboard when the auxiliary fan is not running. the valve wil
- Bulletin:
- IS-14076
- Component:
- 070000 fuel system, gasoline
- Summary:
- This instruction sheet does explain how to proceed to the fuel tank replacement, from # 031868 tank by newer 030008 model.
- Bulletin:
- MI15-45
- Component:
- 160000 structure
- Summary:
- This maintenance information exlpains how to install kit mi15-45 frame reinforcement, in case a stress crack develops on the left rear frame support beam
- Bulletin:
- IS-15907A
- Component:
- 020000 suspension
- Summary:
- This instruction sheet explains how to assemble the bendix flr10 and flr20 radar sensor alignment tool
- Bulletin:
- SP15-60
- Component:
- 010000 steering
- Summary:
- On the vehicles affected by this bulletin, there is a contact possibility between some parts of the ifs suspension components and steering linkage when the wheels are rotated to their maximum left or right position and the suspension is ful
- Bulletin:
- IS-15003E
- Component:
- 060000 engine and engine cooling
- Summary:
- This insruction sheet explains how to insall the bosch hd10 24v-150a alternator conversion kit ? twin bosch mounted on volvo d13 engine
- Bulletin:
- MI16-17G
- Component:
- 060000 engine and engine cooling
- Summary:
- This maintenance information explains how to remove and install the bosch hd10 (120a or 150a) alternators
- Bulletin:
- MI18-18A
- Component:
- 350000 equipment
- Summary:
- This maintenance information explains how to tow and hoist prevost vehicles.
- Bulletin:
- MI18-21A
- Component:
- 060000 engine and engine cooling
- Summary:
- This maintenance information presents information about the bitzer a/c compressor oil change interval and reminds technicians to clean the oil filter/strainer and the magnetic drain plug.
- Bulletin:
- MI18-37
- Component:
- 103000 power train:automatic transmission
- Summary:
- This maintenance information presents information about the removal or installation of the lang kk73.1 electromagnetic clutch - part of the bitzer (model 4nfcy) air conditioning compressor.
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