Prevost H3-40 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 7 safety recalls and 1 owner complaint across 14 model years of the Prevost H3-40 (1988–2001). The most-complained-about year is 1994.

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• 1988
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• 1991
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• 1993
• 1994
• 1995
• 1996
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• 1998
• 1999
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• 2001

What Prevost H3-40 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA. The 1994 model year has the most, with 1.

• Service brakes, electric2

All Prevost H3-40 recalls (7)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Prevost H3-40, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

1. Suspension: front

   NHTSA 01V035000 Reported February 9, 2001 637 vehicles potentially affected PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED

   Vehicle description: coaches. The transversal radius rod attachment assembly could develop fatigue cracks and eventually fail.

   Remedy: Dealers will weld a reinforcement plate on the vertical member of the transversal radius rod attachment. Owner notification began february 16, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed…

   Model years: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995

2. Suspension

   NHTSA 00V389000 Reported November 21, 2000 3,600 vehicles potentially affected PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED

   Vehicle description: transit coaches. The reinforcement brackets were not welded on the tag axle.

   Remedy: Dealers will weld the brackets on the tab axle.

   Model years: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

3. Frame and members (structure)

   NHTSA 97V100000 Reported June 12, 1997 1,245 vehicles potentially affected PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED

   Vehicle description: transit buses. The rear suspension forward radius rod support needs reinforcement and the radius rod retaining bolts could become loose.

   Remedy: Dealers will add additional reinforcement plates and check the bolts for tightness, and, if necessary, retighten these bolts.

   Model years: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997

4. Conventional (parking brake)

   NHTSA 95V016000 Reported January 3, 1995 2,075 vehicles potentially affected PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED

   The parking brake button can be hit accidently allowing the parking brake to release.

   Remedy: Dealers will install a protector over the parking brake button in order to prevent accidental release of the parking brakes.

   Model years: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994

5. Connection (steering)

   NHTSA 94V001000 Reported October 5, 1994 324 vehicles potentially affected PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED

   Interference of the "drag link" with an adjusting screw of the left disc brake slack adjuster could occur when extreme suspension movement is combined with maximum steering angle.

   Remedy: The drag link on all involved vehicles and the steering arm on certain vehicles will be replaced to eliminate the interference.

   Model years: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994

6. Cables (electrical system)

   NHTSA 93V200000 Reported December 1, 1993 189 vehicles potentially affected PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED

   Battery cable may chafe against the battery rack damaging the cable's insulation which could result in an electrical short.

   Remedy: A second cable support and retaining clip will be installed on the battery rack to prevent chafing of the battery cable insulation.

   Model years: 1992, 1993, 1994

7. Windshield (visibility)

   NHTSA 92V024000 Reported March 2, 1992 118 vehicles potentially affected PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED

   The force required to release the emergency exit window exceeds twenty pounds.

   Remedy: Adjust the threaded locks in the window frame for proper engagement of window with release mechanism.

   Model years: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992

Other Prevost models

• XLII-40MTH3 complaints
• H3-452 complaints
• LE Mirage XL 22 complaints
• H3-45VIP1 complaints
• H3451 complaints
• LE Mirage1 complaints
• LE Mirage XL-451 complaints
• Xlii1 complaints

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.