| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
91V111000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
PREVOST BUS |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
PREVOST XL |
| Model Year: |
1987 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| Manufacturered: |
19830901 - 19910401 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
1319 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19910618 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19910618 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| Report Received Date: |
19910625 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19910701 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
INAPPROPRIATE INSTALLATION, TIGHTENING OF THE TERMINAL NUT, OR INADEQUATE ELECTRICAL CABLE ROUTING ALLOWS THE TERMINAL RING TO MOVE, CAUSING THE CABLE TO RUB AGAINST METALLIC COMPONENT AND WEAR THROUGH THE INSULATION OR CAUSE THE RING TERMINAL TO BREAK, CAUSING THE CABLE TO FALL. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: CHAFING OF THE ELECTRICAL CABLE INSULATION OR THE BREAKAGE OF THE RING TERMINAL CAN CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WHICH MAY RESULT IN A FIRE. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
REINSTALL ELECTRICAL CABLING TO AVOID THESE HAZARDS. |
