The defect
ON CERTAIN MOTOR COACHES EQUIPPED WITH BENDIX SR-7 SPRING BRAKE MODULATING VALVES, THE INTERNAL RUBBER CHECK VALVE MAY LEAK CAUSING A DELAY IN THE APPLICATION OF THE SPRING BRAKES TO PARK THE VEHICLE AFTER THE OPERATOR PULLS THE DASH VALVE BUTTON.
The risk
THIS COULD CAUSE DELAY OR FAILURE IN APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKES WHICH COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ROLL AWAY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
PREVOST IS WORKING WITH BENDIX TO REPAIR THESE VEHICLES (PLEASE SEE 07E037). BENDIX WILL INSTALL A CHECK VALVE REPAIR KIT FOR THE AFFECTED SR-7 SPRING BRAKE MODULATING VALVE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BENDIX AT 1-440-329-9000 OR PREVOST AT 1-418-831-2046.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Prevost H3-41 | 2006, 2007 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 2006, 2007 |
| Prevost H3-45 VIP | 2006, 2007 |
| Prevost X3-45 | 2006, 2007 |
| Prevost XLII-45 | 2006, 2007 |
| Prevost XLII-45 Entertainer | 2006 |
| Prevost XLII-45E | 2007 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE
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 | 2006 | 0 | 6 |
| Prevost H3-41 | 2007 | 0 | 5 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 2006 | 0 | 6 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 2007 | 0 | 6 |
| Prevost H3-45 VIP | 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| Prevost H3-45 VIP | 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| Prevost X3-45 | 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| Prevost X3-45 | 2007 | 0 | 9 |
| Prevost XLII-45 | 2006 | 0 | 4 |
| Prevost XLII-45 | 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| Prevost XLII-45 Entertainer | 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| Prevost XLII-45E | 2007 | 0 | 3 |
Other parking brake recalls in 2007
14 of the 587 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2007 concerned the parking brake; PREVOST CARS, INC. filed 28 campaigns in all.
| 07V516000 5 Nov 2007 | GLOBAL ELECTRIC MOTORCARS, LLC |
| 07V448000 25 Sept 2007 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
| 07V397000 31 Aug 2007 | NEWELL COACH CORP. |
| 07V385000 28 Aug 2007 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 07V360000 15 Aug 2007 | MACK TRUCKS, INC |
| 07V314000 24 Jul 2007 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 07V301000 16 Jul 2007 | AMERICAN TRUCK COMPANY |
| 07V298000 13 Jul 2007 | NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2007