Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V144000

Seats

Van Hool N.V. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-03-09.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V144000

Seats

Component
Seats
Manufacturer
Van Hool N.V.
Vehicles affected
205
Reported to NHTSA
2016-03-09
Owners notified
2016-05-25

Defect description

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.

Safety 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.

Manufacturer 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.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

12 model years across 6 models.

ModelYears on record
VAN HOOL A300L2012
VAN HOOL C20452011
VAN HOOL T21452013 2012 2011
VAN HOOL TD9252015 2014 2013 2012
VAN HOOL TDX252016
VAN HOOL TX452015 2014

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.