Vehicle recall 99V092000 · April 27, 1999
Prevost H3-41, H3-45 and 6 more models
Vehicle description: transit buses and bus shells.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: transit buses and bus shells. Some brake line hoses may have been manufactured using heater hose material instead of brake line hose material. Heater hoses are not appropriate for use as brake lines because the operating pressure of the braking system is much higher than that of the heating system.
- Consequence
- This could result in sudden brake line failure.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the heater hoses with correct brake line hoses.
- Notes
- Owner notification is expected to begin during April 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
- 99V092000
- Reported to NHTSA
- April 27, 1999
- Filed by
- PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED
- Owner notification
- April 21, 1999
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 116
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Power assist › Vacuum › Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Prevost H3-41 (1999): 1999
- Prevost H3-45 (1999): 1999
- Prevost H3-45 VIP (1999): 1999
- Prevost M (1999): 1999
- Prevost M5 (1999): 1999
- Prevost M5E (1999): 1999
- Prevost XL-40 (1999): 1999
- Prevost XL-45 (1999): 1999
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