Campaign 24V-178Do not drive

Steering column joints may fail, causing a loss of steering control

Defect summary

Prevost Car (US) Inc. (Prevost) is recalling certain 2023 H3-45 and 2022-2023 H3-45 VIP vehicles. The steering column joints may fail, causing a loss of steering control.

Consequence

A loss of steering control increases the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the repair has been performed. Prevost will replace the steering column joints, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 19, 2024. Owners may contact Provost customer service at 1-866-870-2046. Prevost's number for this recall is SR24-11.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 24V178000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

2 product lines are covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about steering on these vehicles: 0, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 24V-178
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Prevost	H3-45	2023	0
Prevost	H3-45 VIP	2022 to 2023	0

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

No service bulletins on this component preceded the recall

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

03V-091 Mar 10, 2003
On certain new "face-lift" motor coaches and motor homes equipped with independent front suspension, a modification was made to the steering…
03V-090 Mar 7, 2003
On certain motor coaches and motor homes, the steering columns may be missing the lower bolt and nut
01V-304 Sep 25, 2001
Vehicle description: motor homes
00V-133 May 8, 2000
Vehicle description: transit buses and bus shells
98V-025 Feb 12, 1998
Vehicle description: motor homes equipped with front independent suspension
94V-001 Oct 5, 1994
Interference of the "drag link" with an adjusting screw of the left disc brake slack adjuster could occur when extreme suspension movement is…