The defect
PREVOST CAR INC. (PREVOST) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2013 VOLVO 9700 MOTOR COACHES. ON SOME VEHICLES, THE QUANTITY OF EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOWS IS INSUFFICIENT TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 217, BUS EMERGENCY EXITS AND WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE.
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, PASSENGERS MAY BE DELAYED IN EXITING THE VEHICLE DUE TO LIMITED EMERGENCY WINDOWS, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
The remedy
PREVOST WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOW, FREE OF CHARGE. AN INTERIM NOTIFICATION WILL BE COMPLETED BY MID-JULY 2012. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PREVOST CAR INC. AT 1-866-870-2046 OR 1-418-883-2888.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volvo Bus 9700 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
Components: VISIBILITY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volvo Bus 9700 | 2009 | 0 | 14 |
| Volvo Bus 9700 | 2010 | 0 | 14 |
| Volvo Bus 9700 | 2011 | 0 | 13 |
| Volvo Bus 9700 | 2012 | 0 | 11 |
| Volvo Bus 9700 | 2013 | 0 | 12 |
Other visibility recalls in 2012
42 of the 583 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2012 concerned the visibility; PREVOST CARS, INC. filed 28 campaigns in all.
| 12V568000 7 Dec 2012 | Hyundai Motor Company |
| 12V544000 23 Nov 2012 | Temsa Global Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. |
| 12V549000 23 Nov 2012 | Nova Bus |
| 12V506000 18 Oct 2012 | GILLIG CORPORATION |
| 12V515000 17 Oct 2012 | New Flyer Industries Ltd. |
| 12V491000 10 Oct 2012 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 12V485000 4 Oct 2012 | JAGUAR LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 12V444000 12 Sept 2012 | NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2012