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2006 Van Hool T2140 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jan 22, 2010
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jan 22, 2010

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2006 Van Hool T2140. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Filed Jan 22, 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VAN HOOL T2140 CHARTER BUS. SHE PREVIOUSLY HAD FAILURES WITH HER 2007 MODEL OF THE VAN HOOL T2140 THAT WERE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING WHICH ALSO INCLUDE THE TURBO. SHE IS CONCERNED THAT THE FAILURE COULD POTENTIALLY OCCUR WITH THE 2006 CHARTER BUS SINCE BOTH OF THE VEHICLES CONTAIN THE SAME ENGINE. THERE WERE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 10/27/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TURBO FAILED IN THE COACH. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE TURBO FAILED, THE COACH LOST FIVE GALLONS OF OIL. SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO WARNING. UPDATED 11/01/10

NHTSA ID
10301959
Incident
Jan 1, 2010
Mileage
130,000 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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