The defect
Van Hool N.V. (Van Hool) is recalling certain model year 2012 A300L, 2011 C2045, 2011-2013 T2145, 2012-2015 TD925, 2016 TDX25, and 2014-2015 TX45 motor coaches equipped with certain Recaro Ergo-M Commercial Bus Driver Seats. The affected seats have J-Brackets that may be missing welds which could allow the seat belt anchorage assembly to separate from the J-Bracket.
The risk
If the seatbelt anchorage assembly separates from the J-Bracket, the bus driver may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
The remedy
Van Hool will notify owners, and dealers for the manufacturer of the seat will inspect the seats to determine if welds are missing. Any J-Bracket that is missing welds will be removed and replaced, free of charge. The recall began on May 25, 2016. Van Hool's recall number for this campaign is P814-SB1354.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Van Hool A300 L | 2012 |
| Van Hool C2045 | 2011 |
| Van Hool T2145 | 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Van Hool TD925 | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| Van Hool TDX25 | 2016 |
| Van Hool TX45 | 2014, 2015 |
Components: SEATS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Hool A300 L | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Van Hool C2045 | 2011 | 0 | 9 |
| Van Hool T2145 | 2011 | 0 | 8 |
| Van Hool T2145 | 2012 | 0 | 6 |
| Van Hool T2145 | 2013 | 0 | 5 |
| Van Hool TD925 | 2012 | 0 | 6 |
| Van Hool TD925 | 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| Van Hool TD925 | 2014 | 0 | 5 |
| Van Hool TD925 | 2015 | 0 | 8 |
| Van Hool TDX25 | 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| Van Hool TX45 | 2014 | 0 | 6 |
| Van Hool TX45 | 2015 | 0 | 7 |
Other seats recalls in 2016
43 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the seats; Van Hool N.V. filed 17 campaigns in all.
| 16V933000 27 Dec 2016 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 16V932000 27 Dec 2016 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 16V874000 5 Dec 2016 | Ford Motor Company |
| 16V816000 10 Nov 2016 | Bentley Motors, Inc. |
| 16V794000 1 Nov 2016 | Winnebago Industries, Inc |
| 16V770000 24 Oct 2016 | Kia Motors America |
| 16V718000 7 Oct 2016 | REV Ambulance Group Orlando, INC. |
| 16V703000 30 Sept 2016 | Halcore Group, Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016