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Van Hool N.V. passenger seat belt buckles outer casing may fail leaving the seat belt buckles exposed.

NHTSA campaign 18V-209 · Reported March 30, 2018 · 1,528 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Van Hool N.V.
VEHICLES AFFECTED
1,528
REMEDY
Van Hool will notify owners and dealers will replace the defective seatbelt buckles on the aisle side with flexible seatbelt buckles.
COST
Free

The short version

Van Hool N.V. reported a problem with the front buckle assembly. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The passenger seat belt buckles outer casing may fail leaving the seat belt buckles exposed.

WHY IT MATTERS

The exposed seat belt buckles may reduce the seat occupants likelihood of using the seat belt, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Van Hool will notify owners and dealers will replace the defective seatbelt buckles on the aisle side with flexible seatbelt buckles, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 18V-209.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 18V-209

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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