The defect
Van Hool N.V. (Van Hool) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 C2045 and T2145; 2010 C3045; 2016 CX35; 2014-2016 CX45 and TX45; 2009-2016 TD925; 2015-2016 TDX25 and TX40 and 2010-2013 T2140 motorcoaches. In the affected vehicles, the front steering knuckle carriers may crack.
The risk
Cracking of a steering knuckle carrier may result in its total failure, allowing a wheel to separate from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Van Hool will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering knuckle carriers that were produced from August 2009 through March 2011. Carriers that were produced from April 2011 to December 2014 will be inspected by ultrasonic measurement and replaced as necessary. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on January 19, 2017. Owners may contact ABC Bus, Inc. at 1-877-427-7278. Van Hool's number for this recall is P855. Note: This recall expands recalls 14V-569 and 15V-331.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Van Hool C2045 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Van Hool C3045 | 2010 |
| Van Hool CX35 | 2016 |
| Van Hool CX45 | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Van Hool T2140 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| Van Hool T2145 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Van Hool TD925 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Van Hool TDX25 | 2015, 2016 |
| Van Hool TX40 | 2015, 2016 |
| Van Hool TX45 | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Components: STEERING
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 C2045 | 2010 | 0 | 6 |
| Van Hool C2045 | 2011 | 0 | 9 |
| Van Hool C2045 | 2012 | 0 | 7 |
| Van Hool C2045 | 2013 | 0 | 5 |
| Van Hool C2045 | 2014 | 0 | 4 |
| Van Hool C3045 | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Van Hool CX35 | 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| Van Hool CX45 | 2014 | 0 | 4 |
| Van Hool CX45 | 2015 | 0 | 5 |
| Van Hool CX45 | 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| Van Hool T2140 | 2010 | 0 | 3 |
| Van Hool T2140 | 2011 | 0 | 5 |
| Van Hool T2140 | 2012 | 0 | 4 |
| Van Hool T2140 | 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| Van Hool T2145 | 2010 | 0 | 6 |
| Van Hool T2145 | 2011 | 0 | 8 |
| Van Hool T2145 | 2012 | 0 | 6 |
| Van Hool T2145 | 2013 | 0 | 5 |
| Van Hool T2145 | 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| Van Hool TD925 | 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| Van Hool TD925 | 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| Van Hool TD925 | 2011 | 0 | 6 |
| 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 TD925 | 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| Van Hool TDX25 | 2015 | 0 | 6 |
| Van Hool TDX25 | 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| Van Hool TX40 | 2015 | 0 | 5 |
Other steering recalls in 2016
39 of the 919 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2016 concerned the steering; Van Hool N.V. filed 17 campaigns in all.
| 16V899000 14 Dec 2016 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 16V826000 15 Nov 2016 | Newmar Corporation |
| 16V809000 7 Nov 2016 | Daimler Trucks North America LLC |
| 16V745000 17 Oct 2016 | Entegra Coach |
| 16V743000 17 Oct 2016 | Seagrave Fire Apparatus, LLC |
| 16V720000 7 Oct 2016 | Autocar, LLC |
| 16V723000 7 Oct 2016 | Autocar Industries, LLC |
| 16V715000 6 Oct 2016 | Newmar Corporation |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2016