2012 Prevost VIP 45 & 2012 Prevost X3-45 + 1 more recall: steering
⚠️ What's wrong
Prevost is recalling certain model year 2012 VIP45, X3-45, and Xlii vehicles. The steering gearbox bolts may be too long to have been sufficiently torqued.
💥 The risk
Over time, the steering gearbox bolts may start to loosen, leading to reduced steering function, increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Prevost will notify owners and dealers will replace the bolts, free of charge. The safety recall is expected to begin during august 2012. Owners may contact prevost car inc., service department toll-free at 1-866-870-2046 or 1-418-831-2046.
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
- 12V300000
- Manufacturer recall #
- SR12-19
- Manufacturer
- PREVOST CARS, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 52
- Component
- STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
- Owner phone
- 1-866-870-2046
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Aug 3, 2012
- Built
- Apr 22, 2011 – Jun 7, 2012
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- The prevost recall campaign number is SR12-19.customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.