NHTSA campaign 13V021000 · Prevost campaign SR13-05
Prevost Recall 13V-021: Missing Side Reflectors/FMVSS 108
NHTSA recall 13V021000 (Prevost campaign SR13-05) was reported by Prevost Cars, Inc. on January 22, 2013, with 45 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Prevost H3-45, Prevost X3-45 and Prevost Xlii-45 Entertainer for the 2013 model year. Owners were notified on February 5, 2013, 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 13V021000 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
- 13V021000 (also written 13V-021 or 13V021)
- Filed by
- Prevost Cars, Inc.
- Prevost campaign number
- SR13-05
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 45 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Exterior Lighting
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 108
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V021000. 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
- 2013 · Vehicles built September 25, 2012 – November 29, 2012 (per NHTSA)
Prevost X3-45
- 2013 · Vehicles built September 25, 2012 – November 29, 2012 (per NHTSA)
Prevost Xlii-45 Entertainer
- 2013 · Vehicles built September 25, 2012 – November 29, 2012 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V021000.
Defect description
Prevost is recalling certain model year 2013 X3-45, H3-45, and XLII-45 Entertainer coach buses and coach bus shells manufactured September 25, 2012, through January 9, 2013, for failing to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment." The buses may have missing side reflectors.
Safety consequence
The absence of reflectors could reduce the ability for others to see the bus, increasing the risk that another vehicle may crash into the bus.
Manufacturer remedy
Prevost will notify owners, and dealers will add side reflectors, free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2013. Owners may contact Prevost at 1-418-883-2888 x 6558.
Notes
Prevost's campaign recall number is SR13-05.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.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V021000
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.