Van Hool N.V.: Seat Belts › Front › Anchorage
Van Hool N.V. reported this defect to federal regulators on Jun 4, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 90. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Van Hool N.V. (Van Hool) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 TX40 motorcoaches manufactured January 2014 through June 2014, and TX45 motorcoaches manufactured September 2013 through June 2014. The driver seat belt assembly may not be properly secured to the B-pillar anchorage and as a result the driver may not be properly restrained in the event of a crash. As such, the vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
The risk
If the seat belt is not properly secured to the anchorage, the driver is at an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The remedy
Van Hool designated agent ABC Bus Companies will notify Van Hool motorcoach owners, and dealers will correct the seat belt anchorage mounting, free of charge. The recall began on September 9, 2014. Owners may contact ABC Bus Companies customer service at 1-800-222-2875. Van Hool's number for this recall is P726.
4 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Van Hool TX40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Van Hool TX45 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Van Hool TX40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Van Hool TX45 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 14V304000.
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