Vehicle recall 92V024000 · March 2, 1992
Prevost H3-40 and H5 60
The force required to release the emergency exit window exceeds twenty pounds.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- The force required to release the emergency exit window exceeds twenty pounds.
- Consequence
- The window release does not meet the requirements offmvss 217. Inability to open an emergency exit increases the risk of injury topassengers on the vehicle in the event of an accident.
- Remedy
- Adjust the threaded locks in the window frame for proper engagement of window with release mechanism.
- Notes
- System: visual systems: emergency exit windows; FMVSS 217.VEHICLE description: buses; built between March 1988 and February 1992.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 92V024000
- Reported to NHTSA
- March 2, 1992
- Filed by
- PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED
- Owner notification
- February 7, 1992
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 118
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Visibility › Windshield
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