The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT COACHES. IF A FRONT COLLISION SHOULD HAPPEN, THE EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOW WOULD UNLOCK IF THE WINDOW STOPS STRIKE THE LOCKING LEVERS AND BREAK THEM, DUE TO A RELATIVE DISPLACEMENT BETWEEN THESE PARTS.
The risk
A VEHICLE OCCUPANT COULD BE INJURED.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL CUT THE TOP OF THE STOP.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Prevost H3-41 | 1998, 1999, 2000 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 1998, 1999, 2000 |
Components: VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
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 H3-41 | 2000 | 0 | 7 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 1998 | 1 | 7 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 1999 | 0 | 8 |
| Prevost H3-45 | 2000 | 0 | 7 |
Other visibility recalls in 1999
12 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the visibility; PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED filed 50 campaigns in all.
| 99V348000 16 Dec 1999 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 99V305001 1 Nov 1999 | MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| 99V271000 6 Oct 1999 | KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. |
| 99V264000 20 Sept 1999 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 99V253000 17 Sept 1999 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| 99V225000 18 Aug 1999 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
| 99V189000 16 Jul 1999 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 99V168000 30 Jun 1999 | FERRARI NORTH AMERICA |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999