| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
82V058000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
PREVOST BUS |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
PRESTIGE |
| Model Year: |
1982 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| Manufacturered: |
19800701 - 19820401 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
306 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19820519 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19820519 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| Report Received Date: |
19820607 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19820702 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
INSULATION OF THE ALTERNATOR AND POST WIRES ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES IS INSUFFICIENT; CORROSION MAY DEVELOP DUE TO CONTACT WITH SALT AND SAND USED IN SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL. CORROSION COULD LEAD TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT BETWEEN THE ALTERNATOR BODY AND POST. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
CORROSION WILL BE REMOVED FROM WIRES AND POSTS, A BRACKET WILL BE INSTALLED, AND A PROTECTIVE COATING OF SILICON GREASE AND UNITROL WILL BE APPLIED. |