Van Hool N.V.: Seats
Van Hool N.V. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 9, 2016 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 205. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
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.
12 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Van Hool TDX25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Van Hool TD925 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Van Hool TX45 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Van Hool TD925 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Van Hool TX45 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Van Hool T2145 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Van Hool TD925 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Van Hool A300l | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Van Hool T2145 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Van Hool TD925 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Van Hool C2045 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Van Hool T2145 | 0 | 8 | 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 16V144000.
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