- Vehicles
- 555
- Built between
- Oct 2013 – Mar 2015
- Models
- 6
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 6 July 2015
- Repaired
- 92%
- Unrepaired
- 43
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 2013 and March 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2014 Van Hool C2045Built October 2013 to December 2013
- 2014-2015 Van Hool CX45Built October 2013 to March 2015
- 2014-2015 Van Hool TD925Built February 2014 to March 2015
- 2015 Van Hool TDX25Built December 2014 to December 2014
- 2014-2015 Van Hool TX40Built January 2014 to January 2015
- 2014-2015 Van Hool TX45Built October 2013 to February 2015
Repair progress
43 of 555 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2016.
92% repaired — 512 of 555 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Van Hool N.V. (Van Hool) is recalling certain model year 2014 C2045, 2014-2015 CX45, TD925, TX40, TX45, and 2015 TDX25 coaches. The affected vehicles have front steering knuckle carrier that may break.
What could happen
If the front steering knuckle carrier breaks, the coach wheel may separate from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
ABC Bus will notify owners on behalf of Van Hool, and dealers will inspect and replace the affected steering knuckles, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on July 6, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 2013 to March 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA1 June 2015
- Owners notified6 July 2015
- Latest repair reportQ4 2016 — 92% repaired
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 1 June 2015.
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 ABC Bus at 1-877-427-7278. Van Hool's number for this recall is P750.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- P750
- Recalling manufacturer
- Van Hool N.V.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
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
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.