NHTSA Campaign 12V303000

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

Issued by PREVOST CARS, INC. · Reported Jun 26, 2012 · 400 vehicles affected

What's wrong

PREVOST IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2011 H3-45 AND MODEL YEAR 2009-2011 X3-45 COACHES EQUIPPED WITH VOLVO D13 ENGINES. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR MAY BE INOPERATIVE DUE TO A PERMANENT IDLE SIGNAL.

Consequence

IF THIS OCCURS, THE VEHICLE MAY STOP RESPONDING TO INPUT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND THUS BECOME STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

PREVOST WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THROTTLE SENSOR, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 13, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PREVOST AT 1-418-883-2888.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
PREVOST H3-45 2007 400
PREVOST H3-45 2008 400
PREVOST H3-45 2009 400
PREVOST H3-45 2010 400
PREVOST H3-45 2011 400
PREVOST X3-45 2009 400
PREVOST X3-45 2010 400
PREVOST X3-45 2011 400

Source: NHTSA Campaign 12V303000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.