2011–2012 Prevost X3-45 recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Prevost is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 X3-45 coach buses manufactured June 3, 2010, through August 25, 2011 and equipped with an Automatic Fire Detection and Suppression System (AFSS). As built, the affected vehicles have the AFSS storage tank in the engine compartment. High temperatures in the engine compartment area may cause the pressure relief valve to release the contents of the AFSS storage tank.
💥 The risk
If the event of a fire, the AFSS may not operate as designed, increasing the risk of injury to the coach occupants.
🔧 The fix
Prevost will notify owners, and dealers will relocate the extinguisher storage tank, free of charge. The recall began on December 19, 2012. Owners may contact Prevost at 1-418-883-2888 x 6558.
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
- 12V564000
- Manufacturer recall #
- SR12-47
- Manufacturer
- Prevost Cars, Inc.
- Vehicles affected
- 87
- Component
- EQUIPMENT
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 19, 2012
- Built
- Jun 3, 2010 – Aug 25, 2011
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Prevost's campaign recall number is SR12-47.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.