The defect
THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH PART 565, "VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER - CONTENT REQUIREMENTS."
The risk
AN INCORRECT VIN CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING REGISTERED.
The remedy
PREVOST WILL SUPPLY A "CORRECTED" CERTIFICATION OF ORIGIN FOR THESE VEHICLES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Prevost H3-41 | 1997 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 1997 |
| Prevost XL | 1997 |
| Prevost XL-45 | 1997 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
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 H3-41 | 1997 | 0 | 9 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 1997 | 0 | 9 |
| Prevost XL | 1997 | 0 | 3 |
| Prevost XL-45 | 1997 | 0 | 4 |
Other equipment recalls in 1997
11 of the 268 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1997 concerned the equipment; PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED filed 50 campaigns in all.
| 97V205000 7 Nov 1997 | POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 97V178000 7 Oct 1997 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 96V194007 2 Jun 1997 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 96V194006 2 Jun 1997 | MONACO COACH CORP. |
| 97V089000 28 May 1997 | SAFARI MOTOR COACHES, INC. |
| 96V194005 15 Apr 1997 | SAFARI MOTOR COACHES, INC. |
| 97V053000 3 Apr 1997 | MOTOR COACH IND., INC. |
| 96V194004 13 Feb 1997 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1997