The defect
PREVOST IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007-2011 H3-45 AND MODEL YEAR 2009-2011 X3-45 COACHES EQUIPPED WITH VOLVO D13 ENGINES. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR MAY BE INOPERATIVE DUE TO A PERMANENT IDLE SIGNAL.
The risk
IF THIS OCCURS, THE VEHICLE MAY STOP RESPONDING TO INPUT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND THUS BECOME STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
PREVOST WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THROTTLE SENSOR, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 13, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PREVOST AT 1-418-883-2888.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Prevost H3-45 | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Prevost X3-45 | 2009, 2010, 2011 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
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 H3-45 | 2007 | 0 | 6 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 2008 | 0 | 10 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 2009 | 0 | 11 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 2010 | 0 | 16 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 2011 | 0 | 12 |
| Prevost X3-45 | 2009 | 0 | 18 |
| Prevost X3-45 | 2010 | 0 | 16 |
| Prevost X3-45 | 2011 | 0 | 15 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2012
8 of the 583 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2012 concerned the vehicle speed control; PREVOST CARS, INC. filed 28 campaigns in all.
| 12V574000 11 Dec 2012 | Thor Motor Coach |
| 12V577000 10 Dec 2012 | CHAMPION BUS, INC. |
| 12V552000 29 Nov 2012 | Daimler Trucks North America |
| 12V357000 27 Jul 2012 | MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS |
| 12V353000 26 Jul 2012 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 12V305000 29 Jun 2012 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 12V071000 24 Feb 2012 | TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2012