2000–2001 Van Hool C2000 & 2000–2001 Van Hool T2100 recall: windows, wipers & mirrors
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: transit buses. The windshield wiper lever may be incorrectly secured.
💥 The risk
The lever could disengage from the pivot shaft causing the wipers to become inoperative.
🔧 The fix
The windshield wiper lever will be changed on these vehicles. Owner notification began july 24, 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 1-407-656-7977.
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
- 01V176000
- Manufacturer
- VAN HOOL, N.V.
- Vehicles affected
- 1,364
- Component
- VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jul 24, 2001
- Built
- Sep 1, 1999 – May 31, 2001
- 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).