Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion) (Van Hool)
Vehicle recall 17V-064. NHTSA received Van Hool N.V.’s report on Jan 31, 2017.
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The short answer
NHTSA received Van Hool N.V.’s report on Jan 31, 2017. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 28, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
Reduced steering ability can increase the risk of a crash.
Van Hool N.V.
(Van Hool) is recalling certain 2010-2014 C2045 and T2145 motorcoaches, 2014-2015 TX40 motorcoaches, 2014-2017 TX45 motorcoaches, 2011-2015 TD925 motorcoaches, 2014-2016 CX45 motorcoaches and 2010-2013 T2140 motorcoaches.
When the vehicle is started in low temperatures, the steering wheel may be difficult to turn.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion).
What should you do?
Van Hool will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering box, free of charge. The recall began on February 21, 2017. Owners may contact ABC Bus, Inc. at 1-877-427-7278. Van Hool’s number for this recall is P826.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 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 1,396 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 28, 2026. Updated daily.
- Van Hool CX4520162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Van Hool TD9252015and 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Van Hool TX45201720162015and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Van Hool T2145and 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 C2045and 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014, before the model years listed here
- Van Hool TX402015and 2014, before the model years listed here
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Van Hool N.V..
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 28, 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 28, 2026 and checked Oct 28, 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 28, 2026.