Van Hool C2045, Van Hool T2140, Van Hool T2145, Van Hool Td925, model years 2010 to 2012. Filed by Van Hool N.v. and reported to NHTSA on 7 June 2012. 17 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Van hool is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 c2045, 2011-2012 t2140, 2010-2011 t2145 and 2011 td925 motorcoaches, equipped with meritor wabco electronic stability control (esc) modules, manufactured from august 2005, through september 2011. under certain road and driving conditions, vehicle body roll and road …
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The maker's own number for this recall: P689. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 12V257 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “THE VEHICLE MAY DEVIATE FROM THE INTENDED LINE OF TRAVEL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 12V257 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | VAN HOOL N.V. |
| System at fault | Electronic Stability Control (Esc) |
| Reported to NHTSA | 7 June 2012 |
| Model years | 2010-2012 |
| Vehicles named | VAN HOOL C2045, VAN HOOL T2140, VAN HOOL T2145, VAN HOOL TD925 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
THE VEHICLE MAY DEVIATE FROM THE INTENDED LINE OF TRAVEL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
VAN HOOL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS VIA ITS DEALER ABC BUS INC. AND REPLACE THE CONTROL MODULE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 2, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THE WARRANTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR ABC BUS, INC. TOLL FREE AT 1-877-427-7278.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 84 notices in the record whose component field names electronic stability control (esc). Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 46 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Van Hool C2045 recalls: 11 US campaigns
- Van Hool T2140 recalls: 6 US campaigns
- Van Hool T2145 recalls: 9 US campaigns
- Van Hool Td925 recalls: 14 US campaigns
How to cite this record
Quoting the wording on this page means quoting a version, so the date belongs in the citation:
CarsMultiverse, recall 12V257, wording as read on 8 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12v257/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 12V257 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
378af2d5 - Consequence
31d0f5d4 - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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