Alternator Belt May Overheat Seized Bearing

Affected vehicles (1)

Component / system

Defect

Prevost Car (US) Inc. (Prevost) is recalling certain alternator belts. Please see the safety recall report for a complete list of affected part numbers. In the event of the alternator front bearing seizing, the alternator belt may continue to operate, causing the bearing to overheat.

Risk / consequence

An overheated alternator bearing can increase the risk of a fire.

Remedy

Prevost will replace the alternator belt, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 26, 2022. Owners may contact Prevost customer service at 1-866-870-2046.

Chronology of events

1. Apr 23, 2021

   -From 2016 to 2019 ten cases were reported through field reports for thermal events related to failure on alternator front bearings . -2021-04-23 First analysis on alternator front bearing failure. No evidence was found to consider this failure as a safety related issue. -2022-03-15 Internal inquiry was started to analyse root cause for thermal events on alternator front bearing. A link between the introduction of new belts and an increase of thermal events related to alternator' front bearing failure was identified. The case will be presented to Volvo Product Safety Committee (PSC) -2022-03-30 Case presented to PSC. PSC decided there is a safety related defect and a recall is required -2022-03-31 Preliminary discussion with NHTSA to expose the findings -2022-04-06 Prevost submitted the vehicle defect report to NHTSA

Notification schedule

Dealer notification

SEP 26, 2022 - SEP 26, 2022

Owner notification

SEP 26, 2022 - SEP 26, 2022

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