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Prevost

Official notice

17 Dec 2012

Last checked

17 Dec 2012

High riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Prevost. On certain vehicles, the nitrogen cylinder for the Automatic Fire Detection and Suppression System (AFSS) could inadvertently discharge. This would render the AFSS inoperable. In case of fire, failure of the AFSS to function could result in property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will relocate the extinguisher nitrogen cylinder to the third luggage compartment. Published 2012-12-17.

What to do now

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Recall number

70691

Official notice

2012-12-17

The hazard

On certain vehicles, the nitrogen cylinder for the Automatic Fire Detection and Suppression System (AFSS) could inadvertently discharge. This would render the AFSS inoperable. In case of fire, failure of the AFSS to function could result in property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will relocate the extinguisher nitrogen cylinder to the third luggage compartment.

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Recall Numbers

70691

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2011, Make: PREVOST, Model: X3-45 COACH

Product 2

Year: 2012, Make: PREVOST, Model: X3-45 COACH

Risk / hazard

On certain vehicles, the nitrogen cylinder for the Automatic Fire Detection and Suppression System (AFSS) could inadvertently discharge. This would render the AFSS inoperable. In case of fire, failure of the AFSS to function could result in property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will relocate the extinguisher nitrogen cylinder to the third luggage compartment.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Prevost.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

70691

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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