The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES. THE BOLTS FIXING THE RADIUS ROD LOCKING TAB PLATES WERE NOT LUBRICATED BEFORE BEING TIGHTENED.
The risk
IMPROPER TIGHTENING CAN CAUSE LOOSENING OF THE ATTACHMENT OVER A PERIOD OF TIME INCREASING THE RISK OF LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BOLTS, LUBRICATING THEM, INSTALLING A NEW LOCKING TAB PLATE, AND RETIGHTENING THE BOLTS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Prevost H3-41 | 1998, 1999 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 1998, 1999 |
| Prevost H3-45VIP | 1998, 1999 |
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 H3-41 | 1998 | 0 | 7 |
| Prevost H3-41 | 1999 | 0 | 8 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 1998 | 1 | 7 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 1999 | 0 | 8 |
| Prevost H3-45VIP | 1998 | 1 | 1 |
| Prevost H3-45VIP | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
Other suspension recalls in 1998
20 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the suspension; PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED filed 50 campaigns in all.
| 98V322000 16 Dec 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V319000 15 Dec 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V314000 11 Dec 1998 | NEWELL COACH CORP. |
| 98V286000 6 Nov 1998 | SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. |
| 98V255000 14 Oct 1998 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
| 98V245000 6 Oct 1998 | HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA |
| 98V247000 5 Oct 1998 | WHEELED COACH INDUSTRIES |
| 98V199000 25 Aug 1998 | BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998