Vehicle recall 05V231000 · May 20, 2005
American Carriage Xlii, American Carriage H3-45 and 1 more model
On certain buses built on prevost chassis and equipped with vehicle systems' aqua-hot and hydro-hot water heaters, which use webasto burner tubes, the burner tubes do not meet…
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- On certain buses built on prevost chassis and equipped with vehicle systems' aqua-hot and hydro-hot water heaters, which use webasto burner tubes, the burner tubes do not meet specifications and could fail prematurely.
- Consequence
- The surface temperature of the exhaust tube exiting from the heater can increase and could potentially ignite combustible materials in or around the vehicle.
- Remedy
- Vehicle systems is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. Owners may contact vehicle systems at 1-800-685-4298 or american carriage at 1-800-631-0951.
- Notes
- Customers may also 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.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V231000
- Reported to NHTSA
- May 20, 2005
- Filed by
- AMERICAN CARRIAGE INC.
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 7
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Equipment › Recreational vehicle/trailer › LPG systems › Water heater
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- American Carriage H3-45 (2004): 2004
- American Carriage Xlii (2004-2005): 2005, 2004
- Prevost H3-45 (2003): 2003
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