The defect
BATTERY CABLE MAY CHAFE AGAINST THE BATTERY RACK DAMAGING THE CABLE'S INSULATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.
The risk
AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CIRCUIT MAY RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
A SECOND CABLE SUPPORT AND RETAINING CLIP WILL BE INSTALLED ON THE BATTERY RACK TO PREVENT CHAFING OF THE BATTERY CABLE INSULATION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Prevost H3-40 | 1992, 1993, 1994 |
| Prevost VIP | 1992, 1993, 1994 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
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 H3-40 | 1992 | 0 | 8 |
| Prevost H3-40 | 1993 | 0 | 7 |
| Prevost H3-40 | 1994 | 1 | 7 |
| Prevost VIP | 1992 | 0 | 2 |
| Prevost VIP | 1993 | 0 | 2 |
| Prevost VIP | 1994 | 0 | 3 |
Other electrical system recalls in 1993
14 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the electrical system; PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED filed 50 campaigns in all.
| 93V204000 7 Dec 1993 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. |
| 93V182000 8 Nov 1993 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| 93V153000 14 Sept 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V134000 13 Aug 1993 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 93V132000 10 Aug 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V128000 2 Aug 1993 | GRUMMAN OLSON, INC |
| 93V127000 26 Jul 1993 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 93V102000 14 Jun 1993 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993