Recall Register

2001 Prevost Xlii: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 2001 Prevost Xlii. The newest campaign is 02V004001. NHTSA received the report on 11 Jan 2002. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control / Accelerator Pedal. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 02V004001, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will replace these pedals. Owner notification began december 20, 2001. 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 1-418-831-5432.
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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 2,084 units in total.

  1. 02V004001Received . 196 units.

    Vehicle Speed Control / Accelerator Pedal

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain coaches and bus shells equipped with electronic throttle control/accelerator pedals supplied by williams controls industries, the weld attaching the clevis to the plate has insufficient penetration and could allow the clevis to separate from the plate.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the clevis separated from the plate while the vehicle was in use, the vehicle would return to idle, increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace these pedals. Owner notification began december 20, 2001. 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 1-418-831-5432.

    Report filed by PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED.

  2. 01V033003Received . 1,888 units.

    Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: transit buses equipped with vanner 60 series battery equalizers. The equalizer could fail to operate properly and cause malfunction of the battery charging system.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Without fusing, the equalizer may melt, burn, or smoke, possibly resulting in a fire or a smoke filled bus, thus necessitating a passenger evacuation of the bus. The failure mode can cause operator distraction, and/or possible personal injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Prevost will notify owners to inspect their buses for certain equalizers by the date code. The affected equalizers will be replaced. Owner notification began november 29, 2000. 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 1-418-831-2046 or vanner at 1-800-227-6937.

    Report filed by PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19991
  2. 20001
  3. 20012
  4. 20021
  5. 20042
  6. 20055
  7. 20062
  8. 20072
  9. 20081
  10. 20091
  11. 20101
  12. 20112
  13. 20123

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2001 Prevost Xlii: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/prevost/xlii/2001/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2001 Prevost Xlii?
2,084 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Prevost Xlii have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 10 recall campaigns for the Prevost Xlii, model years 1999 to 2012. 2 of them name the 2001 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2001 Prevost Xlii open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.