NHTSA safety recall

Recall 18V209000

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly — Van Hool · reported 30 Mar 2018 · 1,528 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

Van Hool N.V. (Van Hool) is recalling certain 2015-2018 CX45, TD925, TDX25, TX40, TX45, and 2016-2018 CX35 motorcoaches. The passenger seat belt buckles outer casing may fail leaving the seat belt buckles exposed.

The risk

The exposed seat belt buckles may reduce the seat occupants likelihood of using the seat belt, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.

The fix

Van Hool will notify owners and dealers will replace the defective seatbelt buckles on the aisle side with flexible seatbelt buckles. The recall began on May 16, 2018. Owners may contact Van Hool customer service at 1-877-427-7278 or 1-407-656-7977.

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.

NHTSA campaign
18V209000
Filed by
Van Hool N.v.
Report received
30 Mar 2018
Owners notified
16 May 2018
Potentially affected
1,528

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2016 Van Hool Cx35 2017 Van Hool Cx35 2018 Van Hool Cx35 2015 Van Hool Cx45 2016 Van Hool Cx45 2017 Van Hool Cx45 2018 Van Hool Cx45 2015 Van Hool Td925 2016 Van Hool Td925 2017 Van Hool Td925 2018 Van Hool Td925 2015 Van Hool Tdx25 2016 Van Hool Tdx25 2017 Van Hool Tdx25 2018 Van Hool Tdx25 2015 Van Hool Tx40 2016 Van Hool Tx40 2017 Van Hool Tx40 2018 Van Hool Tx40 2015 Van Hool Tx45 2016 Van Hool Tx45 2017 Van Hool Tx45 2018 Van Hool Tx45

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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