Prevost H3-45 Coach, H3-41 Coach +1 more: Steering

Affects Prevost H3-45 Coach, H3-41 Coach, H3-45 Vip · 1994–1998 — about 1K vehicles.

The hazard

THE DIFFERENTIAL CROSS-MEMBER REINFORCEMENT IS INADEQUATE AND COULD CRACK UNDER CERTAIN ROUGH APPLICATIONS. A FAILED CROSS-MEMBER WOULD RELEASE THE TRANSVERSE ATTACHMENT OF THE DRIVE AXLE AND ALLOW IT TO MOVE RIGHT AND LEFT FOR APPROXIMATELY 3/4 INCH. THIS COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT STEERING CONTROL. CORRECTION: TWO ADDITIONAL REINFORCEMENTS WILL BE INSTALLED TO SOLIDIFY THE ASSEMBLY.

What to do

Contact your dealer; the remedy details were not included in the filing.

Critical — crash/injury risk now High — injury risk; see remedy Moderate — fix at next service Low — minor / informational