The defect
UNDER CERTAIN VEHICLE LOAD OR ROAD CONDITIONS, A SECTION OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION SUPPORT, AT LEVEL OF THE BEARING PIVOT, MAY CRACK OR BREAK.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN EVENTUAL LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL ANDCOULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL REINFORCEMENTS ON THE SUSPENSION SUPPORT OF THE AXLES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Prevost H5 60 | 1988, 1989 |
Components: SUSPENSION:FRONT
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 H5 60 | 1988 | 0 | 4 |
| Prevost H5 60 | 1989 | 0 | 4 |
Other suspension recalls in 1989
19 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the suspension; PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED filed 50 campaigns in all.
| 89V236000 26 Dec 1989 | GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. |
| 89V228000 5 Dec 1989 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 89V133000 10 Aug 1989 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| 89V132000 8 Aug 1989 | MOTOR COACH IND., INC. |
| 89V123000 24 Jul 1989 | COACHMEN INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 89V119000 24 Jul 1989 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
| 89V117000 18 Jul 1989 | GREAT DANE TRAILERS, INC. |
| 89V111000 5 Jul 1989 | FERRARI NORTH AMERICA |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989