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NHTSA recall 99V092000

Service brakes, hydraulic › Power assist › Vacuum › Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings

Prevost H3-41 and 7 more

Reported Apr 27, 1999116 vehicles affectedPREVOST CAR, INCORPORATEDBuilt Feb 1, 1999 – Mar 31, 1999

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.

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Vehicles in this recall

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

Notes

Owner notification IS expected to begin during april 1999. 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).