Steering (Van Hool)
Vehicle recall 16V-857. NHTSA received Van Hool N.V.’s report on Nov 29, 2016.
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NHTSA received Van Hool N.V.’s report on Nov 29, 2016. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 24, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
Cracking of a steering knuckle carrier may result in its total failure, allowing a wheel to separate from the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Van Hool N.V.
(Van Hool) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 C2045 and T2145; 2010 C3045; 2016 CX35; 2014-2016 CX45 and TX45; 2009-2016 TD925; 2015-2016 TDX25 and TX40 and 2010-2013 T2140 motorcoaches.
In the affected vehicles, the front steering knuckle carriers may crack.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Steering.
What should you do?
Van Hool will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering knuckle carriers that were produced from August 2009 through March 2011. Carriers that were produced from April 2011 to December 2014 will be inspected by ultrasonic measurement and replaced as necessary. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on January 19, 2017. Owners may contact ABC Bus, Inc. at 1-877-427-7278. Van Hool’s number for this recall is P855. Note: This recall expands recalls 14V-569 and 15V-331.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: 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.
- Check a vehicle by its VIN at NHTSA: the recalls still open on it are listed there.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 1,612 vehicles potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
Each model year opens its own page: every recall naming it, its owner complaints and its crash ratings.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
- Van Hool TD92520162015and 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Van Hool C2045and 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Van Hool T2140and 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, before the model years listed here
- Van Hool T2145and 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Van Hool TX4020162015
- Van Hool TX4520162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Van Hool CX4520162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Van Hool TDX2520162015
- Van Hool CX352016
- Van Hool C3045and 2010, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Van Hool N.V..
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt. Owners’ complaints are counted on each vehicle’s page.
- Whether one vehicle or seat has been fixed: only its maker, or NHTSA’s lookup with a VIN, can say.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 24, 2026.