The defect
ON CERTAIN MULTIPLEX MOTOR COACHES, THE WIPER MOTOR THERMAL PROTECTION IS STOPPING THE MOTOR WHEN THE WIPERS ARE FUNCTIONING FOR A LONG TIME IN SECOND SPEED.
The risk
DEPENDING ON THE OCCURRENCE AND WEATHER SITUATION, DRIVER VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW WIPER HARNESS AND A NEW MULTIPLEX PROGRAM WILL BE DOWNLOADED IN ALL COACHES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 23, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PREVOST AT 1-418-831-2046.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Prevost H3-41 | 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 2004, 2005, 2006 |
Components: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
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 H3-41 | 2005 | 0 | 4 |
| Prevost H3-41 | 2006 | 0 | 6 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 2004 | 0 | 6 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 2005 | 0 | 5 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 2006 | 0 | 6 |
Other visibility recalls in 2005
10 of the 562 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2005 concerned the visibility; PREVOST CARS, INC. filed 28 campaigns in all.
| 05V550000 6 Dec 2005 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
| 05V525000 17 Nov 2005 | MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS |
| 05V520000 9 Nov 2005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 05V483000 18 Oct 2005 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 05V427000 22 Sept 2005 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| 05V249000 2 Jun 2005 | FORETRAVEL, INC. |
| 05V257000 2 Jun 2005 | U.S. BUS CORPORATION |
| 05V140000 8 Apr 2005 | LES ENTERPRISES M.CORBEIL |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2005