The defect
THE PARKING BRAKE BUTTON CAN BE HIT ACCIDENTLY ALLOWING THE PARKING BRAKE TO RELEASE.
The risk
UNINTENDED OPERATION OF THE PARKING BRAKE BUTTON CAN ALLOW THE BUS TO ROLL FREELY CAUSING A POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTOR OVER THE PARKING BRAKE BUTTON IN ORDER TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL RELEASE OF THE PARKING BRAKES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Prevost Astral XL | 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 |
| Prevost H3-40 | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 |
| Prevost H3-41 | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 |
| Prevost H5 60 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
| Prevost LE Mirage | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 |
| Prevost LE Mirage XL | 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 |
| Prevost Marathon | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 |
| Prevost Prestige | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 |
| Prevost XL | 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL
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 Astral XL | 1984 | 0 | 4 |
| Prevost Astral XL | 1985 | 0 | 4 |
| Prevost Astral XL | 1986 | 0 | 4 |
| Prevost Astral XL | 1987 | 0 | 3 |
| Prevost Astral XL | 1988 | 0 | 3 |
| Prevost Astral XL | 1989 | 0 | 3 |
| Prevost Astral XL | 1990 | 0 | 3 |
| Prevost Astral XL | 1991 | 0 | 3 |
| Prevost Astral XL | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Prevost Astral XL | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Prevost Astral XL | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Prevost H3-40 | 1989 | 0 | 3 |
| Prevost H3-40 | 1990 | 0 | 6 |
| Prevost H3-40 | 1991 | 0 | 6 |
| Prevost H3-40 | 1992 | 0 | 8 |
| Prevost H3-40 | 1993 | 0 | 7 |
| Prevost H3-40 | 1994 | 1 | 7 |
| Prevost H3-41 | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Prevost H3-41 | 1990 | 0 | 3 |
| Prevost H3-41 | 1991 | 0 | 3 |
| Prevost H3-41 | 1992 | 0 | 3 |
| Prevost H3-41 | 1993 | 0 | 3 |
| Prevost H3-41 | 1994 | 0 | 5 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 1990 | 0 | 3 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 1991 | 0 | 3 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 1992 | 0 | 3 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 1993 | 0 | 3 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 1994 | 0 | 6 |
| Prevost H5 60 | 1988 | 0 | 4 |
Other parking brake recalls in 1995
5 of the 260 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1995 concerned the parking brake; PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED filed 50 campaigns in all.
| 95V172000 12 Sept 1995 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 95V094000 9 May 1995 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 95V058000 22 Mar 1995 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 95V044000 3 Mar 1995 | UTILIMASTER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1995