- Vehicles
- 408
- Built between
- Sep 1999 – Dec 2000
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 18 January 2005
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between September 1999 and December 2000. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2000-2001 Van Hool C2045Built September 1999 to December 2000
What the defect is
On certain motor coaches with cummins and detroit engines, the top of the main junction box is open and while using the luggage door the gas strut may drop into the main junction box.
What could happen
If this occurs, it may break some fuses or relays, causing electrical shorts.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A TOP COVER PANEL TO THE JUNCTION BOX TO ELIMINATE ANYTHING FROM DROPPING INTO THE JUNCTION BOX. ALSO THE STRUT WILL BE REPLACED. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 18, 2005.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtSeptember 1999 to December 2000
- Recall reported to NHTSA30 August 2004
- Owners notified18 January 2005
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 30 August 2004.
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 should contact 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
Customers can 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.