2000 Van Hool C2000 & 2000 Van Hool T2100 + 1 more recall: brakes
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: transit buses. These buses were built with a 1200MM or 800MM brake hose. Depending on how this hose was mounted, there is a possibility of excessive stress on this hose causing cracking close to the brake chamber as well as at the mounting clamps.
💥 The risk
The crack could be severe enough to cause air pressure leakage to the front brakes during brake application, increasing the risk of a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will replace the front brake hoses. Owner notification mailing begam december 7, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact abc coach/van hool at 1-800-222-2871.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V175000
- Manufacturer
- VAN HOOL, N.V.
- Vehicles affected
- 1,838
- Component
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-222-2871
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Dec 7, 2001
- Built
- Sep 1, 1997 – Dec 31, 1999
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).