Redundantprevostinactive

June 12, 1997

United States

redundant PREVOST CAR, INC. Inactive

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES. THE REAR SUSPENSION FORWARD RADIUS ROD SUPPORT NEEDS REINFORCEMENT AND THE RADIUS ROD RETAINING BOLTS COULD BECOME LOOSE.

March 5, 1997

United States

redundant PREVOST CAR, INC. Inactive

THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH PART 565, "VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER - CONTENT REQUIREMENTS.

December 27, 1996

United States

redundant PREVOST CAR, INC. Inactive

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: BUSES EQUIPPED WITH ISRINGHAUSEN SEATS IN THE DRIVER POSITION. TWO WELDS LOCATED ON THE BACK REST ADJUSTMENT SIDE OF THE SEAT FRAME DID NOT MEET THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS.

November 4, 1996

United States

redundant PREVOST CAR, INC. Inactive

THE MAIN POWER CABLE CAN WEAR DUE TO FRICTION. United States

redundant PREVOST CAR, INC. Inactive

THE GROUND STUDS IN THE ENGINE AND BATTERY COMPARTMENTS DO NOT OFFER ADEQUATE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY.

July 2, 1996

United States

redundant PREVOST CAR, INC. Inactive

THE POSITIVE WIRE CONNECTED TO POST #1 ON THE STARTER SOLENOID COULD CONTACT THE GROUND WIRE ON THE SOLENOID (POST #2) AND CREATE A SHORT CIRCUIT.

January 3, 1995

United States

redundant PREVOST CAR, INC. Inactive

THE PARKING BRAKE BUTTON CAN BE HIT ACCIDENTLY ALLOWING THE PARKING BRAKE TO RELEASE. United States

redundant PREVOST CAR, INC. Inactive

IF A PASSENGER TRIES TO EXIT THE LAVATORY COMPARTMENT BY PUSHING WITH HIS BACK AGAINST THE LAVATORY WINDOW AND HIS LEGS AGAINST THE LAVATORY DOOR, THE WINDOW CAN SEPARATE.

October 5, 1994

United States

redundant PREVOST CAR, INC. Inactive

INTERFERENCE OF THE "DRAG LINK" WITH AN ADJUSTING SCREW OF THE LEFT DISC BRAKE SLACK ADJUSTER COULD OCCUR WHEN EXTREME SUSPENSION MOVEMENT IS COMBINED WITH MAXIMUM STEERING ANGLE.

September 14, 1994

United States

redundant PREVOST CAR, INC. Inactive

THE STEERING ARM CAN DEVELOP CRACKS CAUSED BY REPETITIVE DRY-PARK-STEER MANEUVERS, PARTICULARLY DURING BRAKE APPLICATION. CONTINUED USE CAN CAUSE THE STEERING ARM TO BREAK.

April 22, 1994

United States

redundant PREVOST CAR, INC. Inactive

THE BRAKE HOSES DO NOT CONFORM TO THE BURST STRENGTH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 106, "BRAKE HOSES.

December 1, 1993

United States

redundant PREVOST CAR, INC. Inactive

BATTERY CABLE MAY CHAFE AGAINST THE BATTERY RACK DAMAGING THE CABLE'S INSULATION WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.

November 8, 1993

United States

redundant PREVOST CAR, INC. Inactive

THE CB-49 CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPS UNDER NORMAL LOAD CONDITIONS BECAUSE THE ELECTRICAL LOAD APPLIED IS CLOSE TO THE BREAKER RATING AND THE TEMPERATURE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFFECTS THE PRECISION OF THE BREAKER. THE TRIPPED BREAKER RESULTS IN LOSS OF STOPLIGHT OPERATION.

June 16, 1992

United States

redundant PREVOST CAR, INC. Inactive

THE SUPPORTS OF THE LEFT HAND TRANSFER LEVERS PIVOT, ON THE FIRST AND SECOND AXLES, CAN CRACK AND/OR BREAK.

March 2, 1992

United States

redundant PREVOST CAR, INC. Inactive

THE FORCE REQUIRED TO RELEASE THE EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOW EXCEEDS TWENTY POUNDS.

June 25, 1991

United States

redundant PREVOST CAR, INC. Inactive

INAPPROPRIATE INSTALLATION, TIGHTENING OF THE TERMINAL NUT, OR INADEQUATE ELECTRICAL CABLE ROUTING ALLOWS THE TERMINAL RING TO MOVE, CAUSING THE CABLE TO RUB AGAINST METALLIC COMPONENT AND WEAR THROUGH THE INSULATION OR CAUSE THE RING TERMINAL TO BREAK, CAUSING THE CABLE TO FALL. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: CHAFING OF THE…

July 24, 1989

United States

redundant PREVOST CAR, INC. Inactive

UNDER CERTAIN VEHICLE LOAD OR ROAD CONDITIONS, A SECTION OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION SUPPORT, AT LEVEL OF THE BEARING PIVOT, MAY CRACK OR BREAK.

June 27, 1989

United States

redundant PREVOST CAR, INC. Inactive

UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE TV MONITORS MAY FALL FROM THEIR RECEPTACLES.

July 1, 1988

United States

redundant PREVOST CAR, INC. Inactive

EMERGENCY EXIT UNLATCHING FORCES EXCEED THE 20 LBS. MAXIMUM ALLOWED.

December 17, 1986

United States

redundant PREVOST CAR, INC. Inactive

UNDER CERTAIN VEHICLE LOAD OR ROAD CONDITIONS, PART OF THE FRONT STRUCTURE, WHERE IT IS ATTACHED TO THE FRONT SUSPENSION PANHARD ROD, MAY BREAK. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE HAZARDOUS.