The defect
Prevost Cars, Inc (Prevost) is recalling certain 2000 XL-45 buses, 2000-2006 XL2-45 buses and 2007-2014 X3-45 buses. The draglink tube turnbuckle may fracture causing a loss of steering.
The risk
A complete loss of steering would increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Prevost has notified owners, and dealers will replace the draglink, free of charge. Prevost issued an interim notification to owners on February 13, 2019. The recall began June 3, 2019. Owners may contact Prevost customer service at 1-866-870-2046. Prevost's number for this recall is SR19-04.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Prevost X3-45 | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Prevost XL-45 | 2000 |
| Prevost XLII-45 | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
Components: STEERING:LINKAGES:DRAG:LINK:CONNECTION
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 X3-45 | 2007 | 0 | 9 |
| Prevost X3-45 | 2008 | 0 | 16 |
| Prevost X3-45 | 2009 | 0 | 18 |
| Prevost X3-45 | 2010 | 0 | 16 |
| Prevost X3-45 | 2011 | 0 | 15 |
| Prevost X3-45 | 2012 | 0 | 17 |
| Prevost X3-45 | 2013 | 0 | 17 |
| Prevost X3-45 | 2014 | 0 | 13 |
| Prevost XL-45 | 2000 | 0 | 4 |
| Prevost XLII-45 | 2000 | 0 | 4 |
| Prevost XLII-45 | 2001 | 0 | 4 |
| Prevost XLII-45 | 2002 | 0 | 3 |
| Prevost XLII-45 | 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| Prevost XLII-45 | 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| Prevost XLII-45 | 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| Prevost XLII-45 | 2006 | 0 | 4 |
Other steering recalls in 2018
31 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the steering; Prevost Cars, Inc. filed 44 campaigns in all.
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| 18V872000 7 Dec 2018 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 18V850000 29 Nov 2018 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 18V840000 27 Nov 2018 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 18V815000 16 Nov 2018 | Autocar, LLC |
| 18V804000 14 Nov 2018 | Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. |
| 18V781000 6 Nov 2018 | Lotus Cars Limited |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018