NHTSA campaign 98V025000

Prevost Recall 98V-025: PREVOST/SUSPENSION

NHTSA recall 98V025000 was reported by PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED on February 12, 1998, with 286 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Prevost XL for model years 1996–1997. Owners were notified on November 28, 1997, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 98V025000 (also written 98V-025 or 98V025)
Filed by: PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED
Report received: February 12, 1998
Potentially affected: 286 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Steering — Linkages
Owners notified: November 28, 1997

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 98V025000. 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 XL
- 1996, 1997 · Vehicles built May 1, 1996 – July 31, 1997 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 98V025000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH FRONT INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION. ONE OF THE STRUCTURAL MEMBERS CAN CRACK. THIS MEMBER SUPPORTS THE LEFT IDLER ARM AND BELL CRANK.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION COULD REDUCE THE STEERING CAPABILITY INCREASING THE RISK OF LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL TWO BOLTED AND WELDED BRACKETS.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 28, 1997. 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 1-418-883-3391.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 98V025000

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.