The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES AND BUS SHELLS. SOME BRAKE LINE HOSES MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED USING HEATER HOSE MATERIAL INSTEAD OF BRAKE LINE HOSE MATERIAL. HEATER HOSES ARE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR USE AS BRAKE LINES BECAUSE THE OPERATING PRESSURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS MUCH HIGHER THAN THAT OF THE HEATING SYSTEM.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN SUDDEN BRAKE LINE FAILURE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HEATER HOSES WITH CORRECT BRAKE LINE HOSES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Prevost H3-41 | 1999 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 1999 |
| Prevost H3-45 VIP | 1999 |
| Prevost M | 1999 |
| Prevost M5 | 1999 |
| Prevost M5E | 1999 |
| Prevost XL-40 | 1999 |
| Prevost XL-45 | 1999 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
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 | 1999 | 0 | 8 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 1999 | 0 | 8 |
| Prevost H3-45 VIP | 1999 | 0 | 5 |
| Prevost M | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| Prevost M5 | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| Prevost M5E | 1999 | 0 | 2 |
| Prevost XL-40 | 1999 | 0 | 4 |
| Prevost XL-45 | 1999 | 0 | 4 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1999
39 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED filed 50 campaigns in all.
| 99V357000 17 Dec 1999 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 99V340000 13 Dec 1999 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 99V341000 2 Dec 1999 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 99V165006 23 Nov 1999 | REXHALL INDUSTRIES |
| 99V165002 16 Nov 1999 | FOREST RIVER, INC. |
| 99V165007 11 Nov 1999 | AIRSTREAM, INC. |
| 99V165004 3 Nov 1999 | NEWMAR CORPORATION |
| 99V262000 21 Sept 1999 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999