2000–2001 Prevost H3-41 & 2000–2001 Prevost H3-45 + 1 more recall: engine
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: transit coaches. Some coolant heaters may have been provided without a combustion chamber (burner tube). A flame will be noticed exiting the exhaust pipe at the bottom of the unit.
💥 The risk
Damage to the heater and the vehicle in which it is installed is possible if a coolant heater is missing a combustion chamber.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will inspect the coolant heater for a combustion chamber. If a chamber is missing, one will be added.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V342000
- Manufacturer recall #
- SR00-25
- Manufacturer
- PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED
- Vehicles affected
- 487
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Oct 2, 2000
- Built
- Oct 1, 1999 – Jul 31, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Owner notification began october 2, 2000. 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).