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Prevost H3-40Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 1 owner complaint and 8 safety recalls on record for the Prevost H3-40.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints1Top: Service brakes, electricSafety recalls81988–2001 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Prevost H3-40 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the H3-40 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2001Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2000Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1999Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1998Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1997Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1996Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls1995Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls1994Not rated–/1001 complaint · 7 recalls1993Not rated–/1000 complaints · 7 recalls1992Not rated–/1000 complaints · 8 recalls1991Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls1990Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls1989Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls1988Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system

Most common Prevost H3-40 problems

All model years combined: 1 complaint grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Service brakes, electric11
8 recalls

Prevost H3-40 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Other: labels26V-675 · 1992–1994 · Oct 15, 2026 · 7,509 vehicles–Suspension: front01V-035 · 1990–1995 · Feb 9, 2001 · 637 vehicles–Suspension00V-389 · 1990–2001 · Nov 21, 2000 · 3,600 vehicles–Structure: frame and members97V-100 · 1990–1997 · Jun 12, 1997 · 1,245 vehicles–Parking brake: conventional95V-016 · 1989–1994 · Jan 3, 1995 · 2,075 vehicles–Link: connection94V-001 · 1989–1994 · Oct 5, 1994 · 324 vehicles–12v/24v/48v battery: cables93V-200 · 1992–1994 · Dec 1, 1993 · 189 vehicles–Visibility: windshield92V-024 · 1988–1992 · Mar 2, 1992 · 118 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the H3-40

  1. Alternator Front Bearing FailurePE21011 · 2010–2013 · closed Oct 3, 2022
    Led to recall 22E-030