NHTSA Campaign 15V119000

EQUIPMENT

Issued by Prevost Cars, Inc. · Reported Mar 2, 2015 · 291 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

Remedy

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
PREVOST H3-41 2014 291
PREVOST H3-41 2015 291
PREVOST H3-45 2014 291
PREVOST H3-45 2015 291
PREVOST H3-45 VIP 2014 291
PREVOST H3-45 VIP 2015 291
PREVOST X3-45 2014 291
PREVOST X3-45 2015 291
PREVOST X3-45 VIP 2014 291
PREVOST X3-45 VIP 2015 291
PREVOST XLII-45 2014 291
PREVOST XLII-45 2015 291

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V119000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.