Passenger Bench Seat Frame Bolts May Be Loose – 2021-2022 Prevost X3-45 Com Buses

April 12, 2022 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 22V237000

Passenger Bench Seat Frame Bolts May Be Loose

Loose seat frame bolts may allow the seat to move, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V237

Manufacturer PrevosteBay logo Car (US) Inc.

Components SEATS

Potential Number of Units Affected 155

 

Summary

PrevosteBay logo Car (US) Inc. (PrevosteBay logo) is recalling certain 2021-2022 X3-45 Com buses. The passenger bench seat frame bolts may have been improperly tightened during assembly.

 

Remedy

PrevosteBay logo will inspect and tighten the bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 15, 2022. Owners may contact PrevosteBay logo customer service at 1-866-870-2046.

 

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.

 

Prevost Technical Publications

 


SR22-10

REAR CROSS SEAT HARDWARE

 

DESCRIPTION

On vehicles affected by this recall, the rear bench seat frame could be loose. Follow the instructions to properly tighten the bolts on the rear bench. In case of missing hardware, refer to the parts list below.

 


Chronology :

– 2022-03-23 First case detected in production

– 2022-03-23 Delivery stop 22-040-QA-105 was launched for X3 com vehicles manufactured at Plattsburgh

– 2022-03-24 Retrofit R22017 was launched to inspect and tight as necessary the bolts on the rear bench for vehicles both in production and in service for NYCTA.

– 2022-03-31 Retrofit was reviewed to include torque values for tighten the bolts

– 2022-04-07 Case was presented to VolvoeBay logo Product Safety Committee and it was concluded there was a safety related defect. Recall is needed

– 2022-04-12 Safety report submitted to authorities

 


2 Affected Products

Vehicle

MAKEMODELYEAR
PREVOSTeBay logoX3-45 COMMUTER2021-2022

 


9 Associated Documents

Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-22V237-9011.PDF 213.926KB

 


Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-22V237-9300.pdf 645.502KB

 


Recall 573 Report-Amendment 05/02/2022

RCLRPT-22V237-1434.PDF 213.938KB

 


Recall 573 Report-Amendment 3 – 06/03/2022

RCLRPT-22V237-2538.PDF 213.942KB

 


Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-22V237-7655.pdf 193.885KB

 


PrevosteBay logo – Safety Bulletin – June 29, 2022

RCSB-22V237-4986.pdf 2558.555KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2022-2

RCLQRT-22V237-2083.PDF 211.13KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2022-3

RCLQRT-22V237-3913.PDF 211.231KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2022-4

RCLQRT-22V237-1420.PDF 211.318KB

 


Latest Recalls Documents

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=22V237&docType=RCL

 


 

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