The defect
Volvo Bus Corporation (Volvo) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Prevost 9700 transit buses. The buses may not react when the accelerator pedal is pushed.
The risk
If the vehicle does not accelerate when commanded, there would be an increased risk of a crash.
The remedy
Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will replace the accelerator pedals, free of charge. The recall began on October 3, 2017. Owners may contact Volvo customer service at 1-866-870-2046. Volvo's number for this recall is SR17-82.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volvo Bus 9700 | 2017, 2018 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volvo Bus 9700 | 2017 | 0 | 10 |
| Volvo Bus 9700 | 2018 | 0 | 9 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2017
5 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the vehicle speed control; Volvo Bus Corporation filed 26 campaigns in all.
| 17V367000 5 Jun 2017 | Vactor Manufacturing |
| 17V324000 17 May 2017 | Isuzu Technical Center of America, Inc. |
| 17V323000 16 May 2017 | Nova Bus |
| 17V242000 10 Apr 2017 | Duruxx LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017