Vehicle recall 99V079000 · April 14, 1999
1999 Prevost H3-45 VIP
Vehicle description: bus shells.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: bus shells. The height control valve lever attached to the radius rod of the independent front suspension may have been fastened without using lock washers.
- Consequence
- The lever can loosen over time resulting in improper suspension height adjustment, and possible loss of vehicle control.
- Remedy
- Dealers will install two lock washers on the u-bolt retaining the height control valve lever.
- Notes
- Owner notification began June 4, 1999. 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).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V079000
- Reported to NHTSA
- April 14, 1999
- Filed by
- PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED
- Manufacturer campaign
- SR99-20
- Owner notification
- June 4, 1999
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 81
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Suspension › Front
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Prevost H3-45 VIP (1999): 1999
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