Van Hool Engine and Engine Cooling: Diesel

Van Hool is recalling about 870 vehicles over a problem with the engine and engine cooling. A fire can result should the turbocharger fail.

Campaign
06V128000
Manufacturer
VAN HOOL N.V.
Reported
24 April 2006
Vehicles
870
Built between
Mar 1999 – Mar 2006
Models
4
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
NHTSA investigation
Owners notified
1 September 2006
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between March 1999 and March 2006. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1999-2002, 2004-2006 Van Hool C2045Built March 1999 to March 2006
  • 2000 Van Hool S2145Built March 1999 to March 2006
  • 2005 Van Hool T2140Built March 1999 to March 2006
  • 2000-2002, 2004-2006 Van Hool T2145Built March 1999 to March 2006

What the defect is

On certain motor coaches equipped with detroit diesel series 60 engines, the turbocharger compressors installed in these motor coaches can fail.

What could happen

A fire can result should the turbocharger fail.

What gets fixed

DETROIT DIESEL IS CONDUCTING THIS RECALL (PLEASE SEE 06E019000) AND WILL REMEDY THESE MOTOR COACHES. THE ENGINES WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 1999 to March 2006
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA24 April 2006
  3. Owners notified1 September 2006

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 24 April 2006.

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 may contact detroit diesel at 313-592-3708 or van hool at 1-407-656-7977.

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 may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

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.

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