1998 VAN HOOL T2145 Recall

Campaign:: 02V071001 on 03/12/2002
Component:: Electrical system:battery
Manufactured:: 09/30/1997 - 08/30/2001
Affected:: 865
Defect:: On certain transit buses equipped with vanner 60 series battery equalizers, the equalizer could fail to operate properly and cause malfunction of the battery charging system.
Consequence:: Without fusing, the equalizer may melt, burn, or smoke, possibly resulting in a fire or a smoke filled bus, thus necessitating a passenger evacuation of the bus. the failure mode can cause operator distraction, and/or possible personal injury.
Correction:: Vanner is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. dealers will inspect the buses for certain equalizers by the date code. the affected equalizers will be replaced by vanner. 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 vanner at 1-800-227-6937 or van hool/abc coach at 407-656-7977.
Notes:: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

1998 VAN HOOL T2145 TSBs (3)

Bulletin:: CSB-2009-001
Component:: 061000 engine and engine cooling:engine
Summary:: Van hool bus: coolant line service. bulletin includes 2 sections. sec. 1 replacement of coolant hoses and sec. 2 installation of brackets for coolant line retention. no model years listed. *pe
Bulletin:: CSB-2009-001
Component:: 103600 power train:automatic transmission:cooling unit and lines
Summary:: Abc co. (van hool inc.): coolant line service. there are 2 sections. section 1 covers replacement of coolant hoses and section 2 covers installation of brackets for coolant line retention. both sections are included in this bulletin so
Bulletin:: SB-1234
Component:: 113100 electrical system:starter assembly:solenoid
Summary:: Van hool coaches: starter solenoid flyback diode. all coaches featuring multiplex technology. in the main junction box of the units, multiconnector pin e11 of multiplex node 4 (part #10690971) has been connected to the starter motor sole