The defect
Van Hool N.V. (Van Hool) is recalling certain 2018-2021 CX35, TDX25, 2018-2019 CX45, TX45, 2021 AG300, and 2018 TD925 vehicles. The sealing washer may not seat correctly in the pilot bore holes, allowing the high pressure fuel rail assembly to leak.
The risk
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect the rail threads, and replace the rail as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on July 30, 2021. Owners may contact Van Hool customer service at 1-877-427-7278 or 1-407-656-7977. Van Hool's number for this recall is P1489.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Van Hool AG300 | 2021 |
| Van Hool CX35 | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Van Hool CX45 | 2018, 2019 |
| Van Hool TD925 | 2018 |
| Van Hool TDX25 | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Van Hool TX45 | 2018, 2019 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
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 AG300 | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| Van Hool CX35 | 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| Van Hool CX35 | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| Van Hool CX35 | 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| Van Hool CX35 | 2021 | 0 | 2 |
| Van Hool CX45 | 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| Van Hool CX45 | 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| Van Hool TD925 | 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| Van Hool TDX25 | 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| Van Hool TDX25 | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Van Hool TDX25 | 2020 | 0 | 1 |
| Van Hool TDX25 | 2021 | 0 | 3 |
| Van Hool TX45 | 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| Van Hool TX45 | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
Other fuel system, diesel recalls in 2021
61 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the fuel system, diesel; Van Hool N.V. filed 17 campaigns in all.
| 21V995000 20 Dec 2021 | Van Hool N.V. |
| 21V996000 20 Dec 2021 | Crane Carrier Company |
| 21V981000 16 Dec 2021 | Terex Advance Mixer, Inc. |
| 21V971000 15 Dec 2021 | Motor Coach Industries |
| 21V969000 14 Dec 2021 | Shyft Group |
| 21V962000 13 Dec 2021 | Sutphen Corporation |
| 21V965000 13 Dec 2021 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
| 21V964000 13 Dec 2021 | Seagrave Fire Apparatus, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021