- Vehicles
- 1,838
- Built between
- Sep 1997 – Dec 2000
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 7 December 2001
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 1997 and December 2000. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2000 Van Hool C2000Built September 1999 to December 2000
- 1998-2000 Van Hool T2100Built September 1997 to November 1999
- 1998-2000 Van Hool T900Built September 1997 to December 1999
What the defect is
Vehicle description: transit buses. These buses were built with a 1200MM or 800MM brake hose. Depending on how this hose was mounted, there is a possibility of excessive stress on this hose causing cracking close to the brake chamber as well as at the mounting clamps.
What could happen
The crack could be severe enough to cause air pressure leakage to the front brakes during brake application, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE HOSES. OWNER NOTIFICATION MAILING BEGAM DECEMBER 7, 2001.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 1997 to December 2000
- Recall reported to NHTSA25 May 2001
- Owners notified7 December 2001
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 25 May 2001.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact abc coach/van hool at 1-800-222-2871.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- VAN HOOL, N.V.
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.