NHTSA campaign 99V284000 · Prevost campaign SR99-36/SR99-36A
Prevost Recall 99V-284: PREVOST/EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOWS
NHTSA recall 99V284000 (Prevost campaign SR99-36/SR99-36A) was reported by PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED on October 15, 1999, with 940 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Prevost H3-41 and Prevost H3-45 for model years 1998–2000. Owners were notified on October 4, 1999, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V284000 (also written 99V-284 or 99V284)
- Filed by
- PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED
- Prevost campaign number
- SR99-36/SR99-36A
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 940 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Visibility — Glass, Side/Rear
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V284000. 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 H3-41
Prevost H3-45
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V284000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT COACHES. IF A FRONT COLLISION SHOULD HAPPEN, THE EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOW WOULD UNLOCK IF THE WINDOW STOPS STRIKE THE LOCKING LEVERS AND BREAK THEM, DUE TO A RELATIVE DISPLACEMENT BETWEEN THESE PARTS.
Safety consequence
A VEHICLE OCCUPANT COULD BE INJURED.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL CUT THE TOP OF THE STOP.
Notes
PREVOST RECALL NOS. SR99-36/SR99-36A.OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING OCTOBER 1999. 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 99V284000
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.