The defect
Prevost Cars, Inc. (Prevost) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Prevost XLII-45, X3-45, X3-45 VIP, H3-41, H3-45, and H3-45 VIP motorcoaches manufactured July 23, 2013, to November 28, 2014, and equipped with certain Kidde plastic valve disposable handheld fire extinguishers. These fire extinguishers may not fully discharge as designed when the lever is pressed.
The risk
In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not work correctly, there is an increased risk of injury to the bus occupants.
The remedy
Prevost will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and replace the fire extinguisher if necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 27, 2015. Owners may contact Prevost customer service at 1-877-773-8678. Prevost's number for this recall is SR15-03.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Prevost H3-41 | 2014, 2015 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 2014, 2015 |
| Prevost H3-45 VIP | 2014, 2015 |
| Prevost X3-45 | 2014, 2015 |
| Prevost X3-45 VIP | 2014, 2015 |
| Prevost XLII-45 | 2014, 2015 |
Components: EQUIPMENT
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 | 2014 | 0 | 10 |
| Prevost H3-41 | 2015 | 0 | 5 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 2014 | 0 | 15 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 2015 | 0 | 11 |
| Prevost H3-45 VIP | 2014 | 0 | 6 |
| Prevost H3-45 VIP | 2015 | 0 | 6 |
| Prevost X3-45 | 2014 | 0 | 13 |
| Prevost X3-45 | 2015 | 0 | 12 |
| Prevost X3-45 VIP | 2014 | 0 | 5 |
| Prevost X3-45 VIP | 2015 | 0 | 6 |
| Prevost XLII-45 | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Prevost XLII-45 | 2015 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 2015
142 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the equipment; Prevost Cars, Inc. filed 44 campaigns in all.
| 15V890000 31 Dec 2015 | Compass Conversions, LLC |
| 15V880000 28 Dec 2015 | Tiffin Motorhomes, Inc. |
| 15V877000 23 Dec 2015 | Entegra Coach |
| 15V875000 23 Dec 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V872000 23 Dec 2015 | Allied Recreation Group, Inc. |
| 15V860000 22 Dec 2015 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 15V856000 21 Dec 2015 | Starcraft RV |
| 15V857000 21 Dec 2015 | McNeilus Truck & Manufacturing, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015