Prevost recalls 7,509 buses over missing emergency exit instruction label on entrance door
The entrance door on these Prevost buses is missing the emergency exit operating instruction label, which may prevent or delay passengers from getting out in an emergency and raise the risk of injury.
What to do
Prevost will replace the emergency exit label free of charge, and owner letters are expected to be mailed December 7, 2026. Owners may contact Prevost customer service at 1-866-870-2046 and cite recall number SR26-19.
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Recall details
- Product
- Prevost XL-40, XL-45, H3-45 and 5 more 1992–2023
- Company
- Prevost Car (US) Inc.
- Hazard
- Missing instructions may prevent or delay passengers from evacuating the bus during an emergency, increasing the risk of injury.
- Units
- 7,509 vehicles
- Reported to NHTSA
- October 15, 2026
- Identifiers
- NHTSA campaign number: 26V675000
- Manufacturer campaign number: SR26-19
- Model years: 1992–2023
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Official notice
The notice's own wording from NHTSA.
- Component
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
- Defect
- Prevost Car (US) Inc. (Prevost) is recalling certain Prevost buses. Please see the above list of models. The entrance door is missing the emergency exit operating instruction label. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."
- Consequence
- Missing instructions may prevent or delay passengers from evacuating the bus during an emergency, increasing the risk of injury.
- Corrective action
- Prevost will replace the emergency exit label, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed December 7, 2026. Owners may contact Prevost's customer service at 1-866-870-2046. Prevost's number for this recall is SR26-19.
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