What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2002015
- Recall date
- 25 January 2002
- Make
- Prevost
- Models
- H3-41 Coach, H3-45 Vip, H3-45 Coach, Xl2-45 Coach, Xl Coach
- Model years
- 1999 to 2001
- Vehicle class
- Bus
- System
- Electrical
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 410
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
Certain transit buses equipped with Vanner 60 series battery equalizers. The equalizer could fail to operate properly and cause malfunction of the battery charging system. Without fusing, the equalizer may melt, burn, or smoke, possibly resulting in a fire or a smoke filled bus, thus necessitating a passenger evacuation of the bus. The failure mode can cause operator distraction, and/or possible personal injury. Correction: Pru00e9vost will notify owners to inspect their buses for certain equalizers by the date code. The affected equalizers will be replaced.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2002015.