The defect
ON CERTAIN MOTOR COACHES AND MOTOR HOMES, CRACKS WERE FOUND IN THE MATERIAL USED TO MAKE SUSPENSION RADIUS ROD PINS.
The risk
BROKEN ROD PINS CAN CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT ALL PARTS AND, IF NECESSARY, REPLACE THE ROD PINS. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING SEPTEMBER 2004. CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT PREVOST AT 1-418-831-5432.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Prevost H3-41 | 2004 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 2004 |
| Prevost H3-45VIP | 2004 |
| Prevost MTH XL2-40 | 2005 |
| Prevost MTH XL2-45 | 2005 |
| Prevost XL2-45 | 2005 |
| Prevost XLII-45 Entertainer | 2005 |
Components: SUSPENSION
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prevost H3-41 | 2004 | 0 | 5 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 2004 | 0 | 6 |
| Prevost H3-45VIP | 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| Prevost MTH XL2-40 | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Prevost MTH XL2-45 | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Prevost XL2-45 | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Prevost XLII-45 Entertainer | 2005 | 0 | 3 |
Other suspension recalls in 2004
28 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the suspension; PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED filed 50 campaigns in all.
| 04V604000 22 Dec 2004 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 04V596000 21 Dec 2004 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 04V594000 20 Dec 2004 | AUTOCAR, LLC |
| 04V535000 8 Nov 2004 | MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V508000 27 Oct 2004 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 04V506000 25 Oct 2004 | AIRSTREAM, INC. |
| 04V496000 14 Oct 2004 | TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES (AMERICA) LTD |
| 04V477000 7 Oct 2004 | MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004