The defect
PREVOST IS RECALLING ONE MODEL YEAR 2010 X3-45 AND ONE MODEL YEAR 2010 MTH XLII-45E COACH. DUE TO IMPROPER HARDWARE, THE TAG AXLE HUB CAP SCREWS MAY LOOSEN, RESULTING IN WHEEL SEPARATION.
The risk
IF THIS OCCURS, THE DRIVER MAY LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. ALSO, A WAYWARD WHEEL REPRESENTS A ROAD HAZARD TO OTHER ROAD USERS.
The remedy
PREVOST HAS REPLACED THE TAG AXLE HUB CAP SCREWS IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. THEREFORE, OWNER NOTIFICATIONS WILL NOT BE MAILED. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PREVOST AT 1-418-883-2888.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Prevost MTH XLII-45E | 2010 |
| Prevost X3-45 | 2010 |
Components: WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
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 MTH XLII-45E | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Prevost X3-45 | 2010 | 0 | 16 |
Other wheels recalls in 2012
15 of the 583 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2012 concerned the wheels; PREVOST CARS, INC. filed 28 campaigns in all.
| 12V588000 17 Dec 2012 | AUTOCAR, LLC |
| 12V558000 3 Dec 2012 | PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 12V543000 23 Nov 2012 | FOREST RIVER, INC. |
| 12V520000 31 Oct 2012 | ALUMINA, INC |
| 12V512000 23 Oct 2012 | Express Trailers |
| 12V418000 28 Aug 2012 | LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC. |
| 12V414000 23 Aug 2012 | MCCLAIN TRAILERS, INC. |
| 12V396000 10 Aug 2012 | B & M MANUFACTURING COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2012