Recall Detail

PREVOST / VIP / 1994

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 14379 Vehicale/Equipment Name: PREVOST
Recalled Component Id: 000008536000015397000000023 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: VIP Model Year: 1994
NHTSA Campaign Number: 98V024000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: SUSPENSION:FRONT Manufacturer That Filed Report: PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED
Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1994 End date of Manufacturing: Dec, 31 1997
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 1051
Date Owner Notified By MFR : Dec, 10 1997 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED Report Received Date: Feb, 10 1998
Record Creation date : Feb, 25 1998 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Vehicle description: transit buses with drive axle equipped with drum brakes only. the design of the differential cross-member reinforcement can crack under certain applications. Consequence Summary: This condition could reduce the steering capability making it difficult for the driver to do accurate turns.
Corrective Summary : Dealers will install two other reinforcements to solidify the cross-member assembly. Recall Notes: Owner notification began december 10, 1997. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact prevost at 1-418-883-3391.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
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