2000–2001 Van Hool C2045 recall: body & structure
⚠️ What's wrong
On certain motor coaches with cummins and detroit engines, the top of the main junction box is open and while using the luggage door the gas strut may drop into the main junction box.
💥 The risk
If this occurs, it may break some fuses or relays, causing electrical shorts.
🔧 The fix
Dealers will install a top cover panel to the junction box to eliminate anything from dropping into the junction box. Also the strut will be replaced. The recall began on january 18, 2005. Owners should contact 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
- 04V422000
- Manufacturer
- VAN HOOL, N.V.
- Vehicles affected
- 408
- Component
- STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT
- Owner phone
- 1-800-222-2871
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jan 18, 2005
- Built
- Sep 1, 1999 – Dec 31, 2000
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).