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NHTSA campaign 00V389000 · Prevost campaign SR00-37

Prevost Recall 00V-389: PREVOST/REINFORCEMENT BRACKETS

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 00V389000 (Prevost campaign SR00-37) was reported by PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED on November 21, 2000, with 3,600 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Prevost H3-40, Prevost H3-41, Prevost H3-45 and more for model years 1995–2001 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on November 21, 2000, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 00V389000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
00V389000 (also written 00V-389 or 00V389)
Filed by
PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED
Prevost campaign number
SR00-37
Report received
Potentially affected
3,600 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Suspension
Owners notified
NHTSA investigation
Service Query SQ00-019 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V389000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Prevost

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V389000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT COACHES. THE REINFORCEMENT BRACKETS WERE NOT WELDED ON THE TAG AXLE.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL WELD THE BRACKETS ON THE TAB AXLE.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 21, 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.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V389000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.