NHTSA campaign 03V091000 · Prevost campaign SR03-07

Prevost Recall 03V-091: PREVOST/STEERING GEAR BOX MOUNTING SUPPORT

NHTSA recall 03V091000 (Prevost campaign SR03-07) was reported by PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED on March 10, 2003, with 101 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Prevost H3-45 VIP for model years 2003–2004. Owners were notified on May 2, 2003, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 03V091000 (also written 03V-091 or 03V091)
Filed by: PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED
Prevost campaign number: SR03-07
Report received: March 10, 2003
Potentially affected: 101 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Steering — Gear Box (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
Owners notified: May 2, 2003

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 03V091000. 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

Prevost H3-45 VIP
- 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built May 10, 2001 – April 15, 2003 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 03V091000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN NEW "FACE-LIFT" MOTOR COACHES AND MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH INDEPENDENT FRONT SUSPENSION, A MODIFICATION WAS MADE TO THE STEERING GEARBOX MOUNTING SUPPORT. THE SUPPORT MAY DEVELOP STRESS CRACKS UNDER HEAVY LOAD CONDITIONS.

Safety consequence

THE STEERING GEARBOX MAY BECOME LOOSE AFFECTING STEERING CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL WELD THREE (3) REINFORCEMENT BRACKETS TO THE GEAR BOX SUPPORT. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MAY 2, 2003. 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 1-418-831-5432.

Notes

PREVOST RECALL NO. SR03-07. CUSTOMERS CAN 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 03V091000

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.