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Prevost Car - Automatic fire detection and suppression system
Official notice
17 Jan 2013
Last checked
17 Jan 2013
An official NHTSA notice concerns Prevost Car - Automatic fire detection and suppression system. An activation of the afss causes the vehicle to come to an unplanned stop. This could increase the risk of a vehicle crash or personal injury. Published 2013-01-17.
What to do now
Prevost will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and repair the linear thermal detector by adding a protective sheath, free of charge. The recall began in march 2013. Owners may contact prevost at 1-418-883-2888 x 6558.
Units affected
261
Recall number
SR13-03
Official notice
2013-01-17
The hazard
The hazard
An activation of the afss causes the vehicle to come to an unplanned stop. This could increase the risk of a vehicle crash or personal injury.
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Brand: Prevost Car. Contact: Prevost Car (US) Inc..
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